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Marie Leszczyńska: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Maria Karolina Leszczyńska • Marie-Catherine Leszczyàska
Born June 23, 1703 • Poland
Died June 24, 1768 (aged 65) • Versailles • France
Notable Family Members spouse Louis XV

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Jean de la Tour: pastel of Marie Leszczyńska
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Józef Piłsudski
Józef Piłsudski
Polish revolutionary and statesman
Madame de Pompadour, detail of a portrait by François Boucher; in the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh.
Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, marquise de Pompadour
French aristocrat
Damiens, engraving by Gabriel, 18th century
Robert-François Damiens
French regicide
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Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise
French marshal
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Sheldon Glueck
American criminologist
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Hilary Koprowski
Polish-born virologist
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Wojciech Adalbert Zywny
Polish musician
John Paul II
St. John Paul II
pope
Nicolaus Copernicus
Nicolaus Copernicus
Polish astronomer
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad
British writer
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin
Polish-French composer and pianist
Mateusz Morawiecki
Mateusz Morawiecki
prime minister of Poland
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk smiling in a suit and tie, standing in front of blurred red, yellow, and green flags.
Donald Tusk
prime minister of Poland
Tadeusz Kościuszko
Tadeusz Kościuszko
Polish general and statesman
Władysław Gomułka
Władysław Gomułka
Polish politician
Carel Allardt: engraving of Jan (John III) Sobieski
John III Sobieski
king of Poland
Iga Swiatek smiles and holds up the French Open women's singles trophy while wearing a white cap and sleeveless tennis outfit at Roland Garros in Paris.
Iga Świątek
Polish tennis player
Marie Curie
Marie Curie
Polish-born French physicist
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Stanisław Leśniewski
Polish logician and mathematician
Miroslav Klose lifts the World Cup trophy surrounded by jubilant German teammates, including Bastian Schweinsteiger and Benedikt Howedes, after winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Miroslav Klose
German football (soccer) player