Abdication of Augustus II from the Polish throne
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The Abdication of Augustus II from the Polish throne was the 1706 resignation of the Saxon elector-king from the Polish–Lithuanian crown under Swedish pressure during the Great Northern War, paving the way for a rival monarch backed by Sweden.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abdication of Augustus II from the Polish throne canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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political abdication ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | occurs during the early phase of the Great Northern War ⓘ |
| conflict | Great Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth political histories
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biographies of Augustus II the Strong ⓘ early 18th-century diplomatic correspondence ⓘ |
| followedBy |
election of Stanisław Leszczyński as king of Poland
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reign of Stanisław Leszczyński (as Swedish-backed king) ⓘ |
| follows |
Battle of Fraustadt
NERFINISHED
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Swedish invasion of Saxony (1706) NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish victories over Saxon–Polish forces ⓘ |
| genre | event in Polish royal succession ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Great Northern War
NERFINISHED
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Swedish military pressure ⓘ defeat of Saxon forces by Sweden ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
installation of a Swedish client king in Poland
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reconfiguration of alliances in the Great Northern War ⓘ strengthening of Swedish influence in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ temporary end of Augustus II’s rule in Poland ⓘ weakening of the Wettin position in Polish politics ⓘ |
| hasMotivation |
Saxon desire to end Swedish occupation
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need to preserve the Wettin dynasty’s Saxon possessions ⓘ pressure from Charles XII of Sweden ⓘ |
| hasPart | Treaty of Altranstädt (1706) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Treaty of Altranstädt between Saxony and Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Altranstädt
NERFINISHED
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Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Augustus II the Strong
NERFINISHED
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Charles XII of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish nobility ⓘ Stanisław Leszczyński NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Northern War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime |
1706
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24 September 1706 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Saxon acceptance of Swedish demands in the Treaty of Altranstädt
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recognition of Stanisław Leszczyński as king by Augustus II ⓘ renunciation of the Polish crown by Augustus II ⓘ withdrawal of Saxony from the anti-Swedish coalition ⓘ |
| temporalContext | War of the Spanish Succession era ⓘ |
| topic |
Polish royal elections
NERFINISHED
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Swedish intervention in Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wettin dynasty in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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