Kings of Poland
| Ruler | Dynasty | Reign Began | Reign Ended | Notes | |
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| Henryk Walezy (Henry III) |
Valois | 21 February 1574 | 12 May 1575 | son of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Medici abandoned the Polish-Lithuanian throne three months after his coronation in order to become King of France |
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| Anna | Jagiellon | King 15 December 1575 | 12 December 1586 | daughter of Sigismund I and Bona Sforza reigned together with her husband Stephen Báthory |
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| Stefan Batory (Stephen I Báthory) |
Báthory | 15 December 1575 | 12 December 1586 | son of Stephen VIII Báthory and Catherine Telegdi Prince of Transylvania reigned together with his wife Anna regarded as one of the greatest kings of Poland |
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| Zygmunt III (Sigismund III ) |
Vasa | 18 September 1587 | 19 April 1632 | grandson of Sigismund I son of John III of Sweden and Catherine Jagellon also King of Sweden 1592-1599, titular King 1599–1632 |
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| Władysław IV | Vasa | 8 November 1632 | 20 May 1648 | son of Sigismund III and Anne of Austria Titular Tsar of Russia 1610-1634, titular King of Sweden 1632-1648 |
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| Jan II Kazimierz (John II Casimir) |
Vasa | 20 November 1648 | 16 September 1668 | son of Sigismund III and Constance of Austria Titular King of Sweden 1648-1660 abdicated |
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| Michał Korybut (Michael I) |
Wiśniowiecki | 19 June 1669 | 10 November 1673 | son of a successful but controversial military commander, Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, and Gryzelda Konstancja Zamoyska | |
| Jan III (John III) |
Sobieski | 21 May 1674 | 17 June 1696 | son of Jakub Sobieski and Zofia Teofillia Daniłowicz most famous for his brilliant victory over the Turks at the Battle of Vienna in 1683 |
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| August II Mocny (Augustus II the Strong) |
Wettin | 15 September 1697 | 16 February 1704 (deposed) 24 September 1706 (abdicates) |
son of John George III and Anna Sophie of Denmark Elector of Saxony as Frederick Augustus I, 1694–1733 |
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| Stanisław I | Leszczyński | 4 October 1705 | 8 August 1709 | son of Rafał Leszczyński and Anna Jabłonowska yielded to Augustus II |
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| August II Mocny (Augustus II the Strong) |
Wettin | 8 August 1709 | 1 February 1733 | restored | |
| Stanisław I | Leszczyński | 12 September 1733 | 30 June 1734 (deposed) 27 January 1736 (abdicates) |
restored defeated in War of the Polish Succession became Duke of Lorraine until his death |
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| August III Sas (Augustus III) |
Wettin | 17 January 1734 (in opposition) 30 June 1734 (effectively) |
5 October 1763 | son of Augustus II and Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth | |
| Stanisław II August | Poniatowski | 25 November 1764 | 7 January 1795 | son of Stanisław Poniatowski and Konstancja Czartoryska forced to abdicate when the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (the Polish Republic since May 3, 1791) ceased to exist |
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