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He was as passionate in his public conduct as Peter the Great was in his private life. He was resolved to dethrone Augustus in Poland. After the battle of Clissau , he occupied that country, and made the Diet give the crown to Stanislas Lesczinski, the Palatine of Posen.
THE PRAGMATIC SANCTION. On the death of Augustus II., there were two competitors for the Polish crown, his son, Augustus III. of Saxony, and Stanislaus Lesczinski whom France supported. It was expected that the empire would pass along with them. PRUSSIA: FREDERICK WILLIAM I. In 1611 the duchy of Prussia and the mark or electorate of Brandenburg were joined together.
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