War of the Polish Succession (internal to Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during Great Northern War)

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The War of the Polish Succession was an internal civil conflict within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Great Northern War, centered on rival factions supporting Augustus II the Strong and Stanisław Leszczyński for the Polish throne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war
internal conflict of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
succession conflict
conflictOver Polish crown
Polish royal succession
conflictWithin Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
followedBy continued foreign interference in later Polish royal elections
hasBroaderCategory European wars of succession
conflicts of the Great Northern War
hasCause Swedish support for Stanisław Leszczyński
discontent of Polish nobility with Augustus II the Strong
rivalry between Augustus II the Strong and Charles XII of Sweden
hasClaimantToThrone Augustus II the Strong
Stanisław Leszczyński
hasEffectOn balance of power in Central and Eastern Europe
internal stability of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
hasExternalInfluence Holy Roman Empire
Russia
Saxony
Sweden
hasLanguageContext Latin
Polish
hasMainBelligerent supporters of Augustus II the Strong
supporters of Stanisław Leszczyński
hasNature dynastic conflict
proxy conflict within the Great Northern War
hasOutcome confirmation of Augustus II the Strong as king of Poland
hasPoliticalContext elective monarchy of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
nobility (szlachta) factionalism
hasResult increased foreign intervention in Polish royal elections
strengthening of Saxon influence in Polish politics
hasTypeOfWarfare noble confederation warfare
involvesInstitution Polish nobility (szlachta)
linked to: szlachta

Polish–Lithuanian Sejm
isDistinctFrom War of the Polish Succession (1733–1738)
locatedIn Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Poland
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
partOf Great Northern War
precededBy election of Augustus II the Strong as king of Poland
relatedTo Augustus II the Strong
Charles XII of Sweden
Saxon–Polish union
Stanisław Leszczyński
elective monarchy in Poland
temporalContext early 18th century

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Treaty of Altranstädt (1706) hasRelatedConflict War of the Polish Succession (internal to Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during Great Northern War)