Stanisław Leszczyński

Grand Duke of Lithuania

20 October 1677 Lwów, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

23 February 1766(1766-02-23) (88) Lunéville, Kingdom of France

NamesStanisław Bogusław Leszczyński

Not to be confused with Stanisław Leszczycki. King of Poland Stanisław IPortrait by Jean-Baptiste van Loo, 1727–1728King of Poland Grand Duke of Lithuania1st reign12 July 1704 – 8 July 1709 Coronation4 October 1705PredecessorAugustus IISuccessorAugustus II2nd reign12 September 1733 – 26 January 1736 PredecessorAugustus IISuccessorAugustus IIIDuke of LorraineReign9 July 1737 – 23 February 1766PredecessorFrancis III StephenSuccessorEscheated into the Kingdom of FranceBorn(1677-10-20 ) 20 October 1677 Lwów, Polish–Lithuanian CommonwealthDied23 February 1766(1766-02-23) (aged 88) Lunéville, Kingdom of FranceBurialWawel Cathedral, KrakówSpouseCatherine OpalińskaIssueAnna Leszczyńska Marie, Queen of FranceHouseLeszczyńskiFatherRafał LeszczyńskiMotherAnna JabłonowskaReligionRoman CatholicismSignature Stanisław I Leszczyński (Polish pronunciation:  ; Lithuanian: Stanislovas Leščinskis; French: Stanislas Leszczynski; 20 October 1677 – 23 February 1766), also Anglicized and Latinized as Stanislaus I, was King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania, Duke of Lorraine and a count of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1709, Charles XII of Sweden suffered a defeat by the Russians at the Battle of Poltava, and was subsequently driven into exile in the Ottoman Empire. As a result, Stanisław lost all stable support. Augustus II ultimately became King of Poland, and Stanisław fled the country and settled in the province of Alsace, France. In 1725, his daughter Marie Leszczyńska married Louis XV of France. In Nancy, Place Stanislas (Stanisław Square) was named in his honour.