Wife of King Stanislaw Leszczynski. They were married on May 10, 1698. Mother of Maria Leszczynska, Queen of France. Thank you to Yasha Reinhardt. For information he supplied.
Catherine became Queen on 4 October 1704 when Stanisłaus Leszczyński was elected as King of Poland, due to the support of Charles XII of Sweden .
In 1708 Catherine was sent to Stettin due to the increasingly unstable political environment and a year later her husband was deposed due to the loss of Swedish dominance in the Commonwealth. She and her family were exiled to Sweden and were welcomed by the dowager queen, Hedwig .In 1714 they moved to the Swedish ruled town of Zweibrücken in the Palatine . After the death of Charles in 1718 they moved to Wissembourg where the family lived in cramped conditions .
In 1733 Stanisłaus was restored to the Polish throne during the War of Polish Succession, thanks to French support, but only three years later he abdicated. The peace treaty made Catherine duchess of Lorraine but her husband had to give up rights to the Polish throne. She never fully adjusted to life in Lorraine and always longed for Poland but suffered from ill health. Upon their arrival Stanisłaus immediately began taking up mistresses which most of the time, came from her household. Catherine died on 19 March 1747 and a grand funeral service was staged by son-in-law at Notre Dame.
Wife of King Stanislaw Leszczynski. They were married on May 10, 1698. Mother of Maria Leszczynska, Queen of France. Thank you to Yasha Reinhardt. For information he supplied.
Catherine became Queen on 4 October 1704 when Stanisłaus Leszczyński was elected as King of Poland, due to the support of Charles XII of Sweden .
In 1708 Catherine was sent to Stettin due to the increasingly unstable political environment and a year later her husband was deposed due to the loss of Swedish dominance in the Commonwealth. She and her family were exiled to Sweden and were welcomed by the dowager queen, Hedwig .In 1714 they moved to the Swedish ruled town of Zweibrücken in the Palatine . After the death of Charles in 1718 they moved to Wissembourg where the family lived in cramped conditions .
In 1733 Stanisłaus was restored to the Polish throne during the War of Polish Succession, thanks to French support, but only three years later he abdicated. The peace treaty made Catherine duchess of Lorraine but her husband had to give up rights to the Polish throne. She never fully adjusted to life in Lorraine and always longed for Poland but suffered from ill health. Upon their arrival Stanisłaus immediately began taking up mistresses which most of the time, came from her household. Catherine died on 19 March 1747 and a grand funeral service was staged by son-in-law at Notre Dame.
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