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Poland in 1709

Historical records for Poland in 1709, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

7Records
4Events
3Named people
3Places
4Categories

Historical records

June

28 June 1709Battle of PoltavaAugustus II the Strong

Poltava · Warfare / Great Northern War

Russian victory over Sweden allows Augustus II to return to the Polish throne.

28 June 1709Battle of PoltavaStanislaw I Leszczynski

Poltava · House / House of Leszczynski

Swedish defeat at Poltava undermines Stanislaw and helps Augustus II recover the Polish throne.

28 June 1709RestorationAugustus II the Strong

Poltava · Warfare / Great Northern War

Restored to the Polish throne after victory of the alliance at Poltava

August

8 August 1709Battle of PoltavaAugustus II the Strong

Saxony · Warfare / Great Northern War

Uses Swedish defeat to prepare his return to the Polish throne.

8 August 1709Battle of PoltavaStanislaw I Leszczynski

Poland · House / House of Leszczynski

Loses political support after the collapse of Swedish power.

Other Events

1709AbdicationStanislaw I

House / House of Poniatowski

Stanislaw I is deposed

1709Alliance Augustus II the Strong and Tsar to wage warAugustus II the Strong

House / House of Saxony

Forms an alliance with the Tsar to wage war against Sweden

Names involved

Augustus II the StrongStanislaw IStanislaw I Leszczynski

Places involved

PolandPoltavaSaxony

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.