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Events on Monday 5 October 1733 1
1733Augustus III proclaimed rival King of PolandRussian-backed election held under military protection near WarsawA rump assembly of Polish nobles, protected by invading Russian troops, proclaimed Augustus, Elector of Saxony, as King Augustus III in opposition to Stanislaw Leszczynski. The disputed election deepened the War of the Polish Succession, which ultimately secured his throne.