Early Modern era · 1733 – 1735

War of the Polish Succession

The War of the Polish Succession (Polish: Wojna o sukcesję polską; 1733–35) was a major European conflict sparked by a civil war in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth over the succession to Augustus II the Strong, which the other European powers widened in pursuit of their own national interests.

War of the Polish Succession
War of the Polish Succession · anonymous plate, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
10 Oct 1733 – 3 Oct 1735
Where
Poland
Era
Early Modern

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