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| | Britain.tv Wikipedia - History of Poland |
 | | These men were, Henryk Walezy, who was the brother of the king of France, the Russian czar Ivan IV "the Terrible", Archduke Ernest from the Austrian Habsburg dynasty, and the king of Sweden, Johan Vasa III. |
 | | The elected kings in order of when they were elected were: Henryk Walezy, Stefan Batory, Zygmunt Waza III, Wladyslaw Waza IV, Jan Kazmierz Waza, MichaÅ Korybut WiÅniowiecki, Jan Sobieski III, August II "The Strong", StanisÅaw LeszczyÅski, August III and, last, StanisÅaw August Poniatowski. |
 | | The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, following upon the Union of Lublin, became an interesting counterpoint to the absolute monarchies gaining power in Europe. |
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