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From Toruń to Vilnius: the Journey of King Stanisław in the Winter of 1708 (English)

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  • He had previously accompanied Charles XII along with the Sapiehas.24 On 17 February, King Stanisław spent the night in Stryjówka (Stryjeuka) belonging to Szwykowski, “gdzie tylko Żyda jednego znaleźliśmy w karczmie i chłopa żadnego [“where we found only one Jew in the inn – no peasants” – transl

  • The article discusses the journey of King Stanisław Leszczyński from Toruń, which he left on 10 Jan 1708, to Vilnius, where he arrived on 22 March 1708

  • The journey to Lithuania was forced by the Swedish sovereign Charles XII, who was accompanied by Leszczyński from the autumn of 1706

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He had previously accompanied Charles XII along with the Sapiehas.24 On 17 February, King Stanisław spent the night in Stryjówka (Stryjeuka) belonging to Szwykowski, “gdzie tylko Żyda jednego znaleźliśmy w karczmie i chłopa żadnego [“where we found only one Jew in the inn – no peasants” – transl.

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