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1696 – 1763Augustus III of Poland (1696-1763)Died 5 October 1763, aged 66Augustus III was King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, ruling Poland largely through delegated ministers while residing mostly in Dresden. His death triggered a contested royal election that brought Stanislaw August Poniatowski to the Polish throne with Russian backing. The succession crisis drew in Russia, Prussia, and Austria and shaped Poland's fate in the following decades.