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The Warsaw Confederation was a confederation against King of Poland–Lithuania Augustus II the Strong. It was formed on 16 February 1704 in Warsaw.[ citation needed] With the backing of Charles XII of Sweden, it dethroned August II and declared Stanisław Leszczyński king. [1] [2] In response on 20 May 1704,[ citation needed] the supporters of August II formed the Sandomierz Confederation. [1] The Warsaw Confederation was eventually victorious in the civil war in Poland, which ended with the Treaty of Altranstädt. [1] Soon, however, after the Swedish defeat in the Battle of Poltava, the Russians prevailed, [3] and Augustus II resumed the Polish throne in 1709. [4]
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The Warsaw Confederation was a confederation against King of Poland–Lithuania Augustus II the Strong. It was formed on 16 February 1704 in Warsaw.[ citation needed] With the backing of Charles XII of Sweden, it dethroned August II and declared Stanisław Leszczyński king. [1] [2] In response on 20 May 1704,[ citation needed] the supporters of August II formed the Sandomierz Confederation. [1] The Warsaw Confederation was eventually victorious in the civil war in Poland, which ended with the Treaty of Altranstädt. [1] Soon, however, after the Swedish defeat in the Battle of Poltava, the Russians prevailed, [3] and Augustus II resumed the Polish throne in 1709. [4]