List of Polish monarchs
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1569–1795

List of Polish monarchs

Section Title: Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1569–1795
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Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image

Henry de Valois Henryk Walezy King of Poland King	19 September 1551 – 2 August 1589 (aged 37)	21 February 1574	12 May 1575	Son of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici Abandoned the Polish throne three months after his coronation in order to become King of France	Valois

Anna Anna Jagiellonka King of Poland King	18 October 1523 – 9 September 1596 (aged 72)	15 December 1575	12 December 1586	Daughter of Sigismund I and Bona Sforza Reigned together with her husband Stephen Báthory	Jagiellonian

Stephen Báthory Stefan Batory King of Poland King	27 September 1533 – 12 December 1586 (aged 53)	15 December 1575	12 December 1586	Son of Stephen VIII Báthory and Catherine Telegdi Prince of Transylvania Reigned together with his wife Anna	Báthory

Sigismund III Zygmunt III Waza King of Poland King	20 June 1566 – 30 April 1632 (aged 65)	18 September 1587	19 April 1632	Grandson of Sigismund I Son of John III of Sweden and Catherine Jagiellon Also King of Sweden 1592-1599, titular King 1599–1632 During his reign Polish troops captured Moscow Moved capital from Kraków to Warsaw	Vasa

Władysław IV Władysław IV Waza King of Poland King	9 June 1595 – 20 May 1648 (aged 52)	8 November 1632	20 May 1648	Son of Sigismund III and Anne of Austria Titular Tsar of Russia 1610–1634, titular King of Sweden 1632–1648	Vasa

John II Casimir Jan II Kazimierz King of Poland King	22 March 1609 – 16 December 1672 (aged 63)	20 November 1648	16 September 1668	Son of Sigismund III and Constance of Austria Titular King of Sweden 1648-1660 Abdicated	Vasa

Michael I Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki King of Poland King	May 31, 1640 – November 10, 1673 (aged 33)	19 June 1669	10 November 1673	Son of a successful but controversial military commander, Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, and Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska	Wiśniowiecki

John III Jan III Sobieski King of Poland King	17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696 (aged 66)	21 May 1674	17 June 1696	Son of Jakub Sobieski and Zofia Teofillia Daniłowicz Most famous for his brilliant victory over the Turks at the Battle of Vienna in 1683	Sobieski

Augustus II the Strong August II Mocny King of Poland King	12 May 1670 – 1 February 1733 (aged 62)	15 September 1697	16 February 1704 (deposed) 24 September 1706 (abdicates)	Son of John George III and Anna Sophie of Denmark Elector of Saxony as Frederick Augustus I, 1694–1733	Wettin

Stanisław I Stanisław I Leszczyński King of Poland King	20 October 1677 – 23 February 1766 (aged 88)	4 October 1705	8 August 1709	Son of Rafał Leszczyński and Anna Jabłonowska Yielded to Augustus II	Leszczyński

Augustus II the Strong August II Mocny King of Poland King	12 May 1670 – 1 February 1733 (aged 62)	8 August 1709	1 February 1733	Restored	Wettin

Stanisław I Stanisław I Leszczyński King of Poland King	20 October 1677 – 23 February 1766 (aged 88)	12 September 1733	30 June 1734 (deposed) 27 January 1736 (abdicates)	Restored Defeated in War of the Polish Succession Became Duke of Lorraine until his death	Leszczyński

Augustus III August III Sas King of Poland King	17 October 1696 – 5 October 1763 (aged 66)	17 January 1734 (in opposition) 30 June 1734 (effectively)	5 October 1763	Son of Augustus II and Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth	Wettin

Stanisław II Augustus Stanisław August Poniatowski King of Poland King	17 January 1732 – 12 February 1798 (aged 66)	25 November 1764	7 January 1795	Son of Stanisław Poniatowski and Konstancja Czartoryska Forced to abdicate when the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (A Hereditary monarchy since May 3, 1791) ceased to exist	Poniatowski

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Augustus III son of Augustus II(1696–1763) was the King of Poland.

final_sentence: Augustus III son of Augustus II(1696–1763) was the King of Poland.