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110 matches to Polish Succession
Augustus III. 1696-1763. King of Poland 1734- after War of Polish Succession.
Philip V. 1683-1746. First Bourbon king of Spain 1700-. Accession led to War of Spanish Succession, loss of Netherlands and Italian possessions. War of Polish Succession.
Polish Succession, War of. 1733-38. Russia, Austria defeat Poland, France, Spain; place Augustus III on throne.
Stanislaw I. 1677-1766. Polish king 1704-9, 1733-5. 1733 return sparked War of Polish Succession.
Vienna, Treaty. 1725. Spain, Austria pledge to aid Stuart restoration in England. 1738 Ends War of Polish Succession. 1809 =Schönbrunn Treaty. 1864 Denmark cedes Schleswig- Holstein to Prussia. 1866 Seven Weeks War. Austria cedes Venice to Italy.
Villars, duc de. 1653-1734. French Marshal. War of Spanish Succession. War of Polish Succession.
Altmark Truce. 1629-35. Polish-Swedish wars of succession.
Altranstadt, Peace. 1706 Sweden-Poland: Augustus renounces Polish throne. 1707 Sweden-HRE: HRE buys Swedish neutrality in War of Spanish Succession. 1714 Louis XIV-Charles VI.
Andrusov, Treaty. 1667. Ended Russo-Polish War. Divided Ukraine.
Ardon, Mordecai. 1896-1992. Polish/Israeli abstract painter. Jerusalem landscapes.
Ba’al Shem-Tov. 1700-60. Polish founder of Hasidism. Holiness of ordinary existence.
Bar, Confederation of. 1768-72. Polish RC nobles vs Russian hegemony.
Begin, Menachem. 1913-91. Polish/Israeli. Prime Minister, 1977-83. Camp David Accords. Sadat.
Belleau, Remy. 1528-77. French Pleiade Poet. Highly polished miniatures.
Ben Gurion, David. 1886-1973. Polish/Israeli Labour pol. First Prime Minister of Israel, 1948~63. “Architect of Israel”.
Catherine II, the Great. 1729-96. Autocratic Empress of Russia, 1762-. Overthrew husband, Peter III. Annexed Crimea, Polish territory.
Chopin, Fréderic. 1810-49. Polish/French composer of emotional expressiveness and pianist of great technical ability. Sand.
Congress Poland. 1815-64. Polish Kingdom created by Congress of Vienna. Ruled by Russian Czar.
Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924. Polish/English novelist emphasizing relations between people and circumstances. Lord Jim 1900. Heart of Darkness 1902.
Copernicus, Nicolaus. 1473-1543. Polish astronomer, who demonstrated planetary motion around sun 1528. De Revolutionibus. Aristarchus. Galileo.
Curie, Marie. 1867-1934, and Pierre 1859-1906. Polish/French discoverers of radium, 1898.
Curzon Line. 1920. Russo-Polish armistice line. Became border, 1945.
Dabrowski, Jan. 1755-1818. Polish general under Napoleon, hero in rebellion vs Russia.
Deulino, Truce. 1618-32. Russian Time of Troubles. Suspended Polish intervention.
Francis I. 1708-65. Holy Roman Emperor, 1745-. Husband of Maria Theresa. Wars of Polish and Austrian Succession.