page_title: Treaty of Altranstädt (1706)
section_title: Terms
hierarchical_section_title: Treaty of Altranstädt (1706) / Terms
caption_attribution_description: August II the Strong KIng of Poland
context_page_description: The Treaty of Altranstädt was concluded between Charles XII of Sweden and Augustus the Strong of Saxony and Poland-Lithuania, on 13 October 1706, during the Great Northern War. Augustus had to renounce his claims to the Polish throne and his alliance with Russia.
context_section_description: Augustus the Strong made peace with the Swedish Empire. He renounced his claims to the Polish crown, accepted Stanisław Leszczyński as the Polish king and had to congratulate him.
  Augustus' alliance with Russia, formalized in the Treaty of Preobrazhenskoye and the Treaty of Narva, was declared void. All Russians under Augustus' command were to be handed over to the Swedish as prisoners. Johann Patkul was declared a criminal and likewise taken in Swedish custody.
  The treaty was concluded in secrecy.
caption: Augustus the Strong
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