Leszczyński family

Polish family

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The Leszczyński family was a prominent Polish noble family. Stanisław Leszczyński (1677–1766) was a significant member, serving as the king of Poland twice: from 1704 to 1709 and again from 1733 to 1735. The city of Leszno was founded in the 15th century by this family, and their tombs are located in the parish church there. The family also had connections to other notable Polish families, such as the Poniatowskis, with Stanisław Poniatowski supporting Stanisław Leszczyński during his reign.123

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…15th century by the prominent Leszczyński family, whose tombs are in the parish church. In the 16th century a band of Protestant Moravian Brothers, expelled from Bohemia, made Leszno a centre of the Reformation. The educator John Amos Comenius lived and taught there. During the 17th and 18th centuries it…
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…15th century by the prominent Leszczyński family, whose tombs are in the parish church. In the 16th century a band of Protestant Moravian Brothers, expelled from Bohemia, made Leszno a centre of the Reformation. The educator John Amos Comenius lived and taught there. During the 17th and 18th centuries it…
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