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| 1670 | Birth |  |
| Birth of Augustus II |
| 1694 | Elector Saxony Germany | |
| Saxony Appointed Elector of Saxony, 1694-1733 |
| 1695 | Commander | |
| Appointed Commander of the Polish forces against Turkey |
| 1696 | Dismissal | |
| Replaced as Commander of the Polish forces by Prince Eugene |
| 1697 | Death | |
| Death of John III, Augustus II the Strong succeeds |
| 1697 | Election | |
| 27th June Frederick Augustus the elector of Saxony is elected King of Poland |
| 27th June Supported by the Pope & the Emperor of the Holy Roman Emperor |
| 1697 | Succession | |
| 27th June Succeeds as King of Poland |
| 1699 | Alliance | |
| Concludes an alliance with Peter I & Frederick IV to attack Sweden |
| 1699 | Rule of Podolia | |
| Podolia Under the Treaty of Karlowitz Podolia is returned to Poland |
| 1699 | Treaty of Karlowitz | |
| Karlowitz Concludes the Turkish War by the Treaty of Carlowitz, gaining Podia & western Ukraine |
| 1700 | Battle of Narva | |
| 20th Nov Narva Charles XII destroys the Russian Army |
| 1700 | Declaration of War | |
| Denmark invades Schleswig & Saxony invades Livonia, Charles XII then invades Zeeland |
| 1700 | Invasion of Ingria | |
| Ingria The Russians invade Ingria |
| 1700 | Invasion of Livonia | |
| Livonia The invasion of Livonia precipitates the Great Northern War with Sweden |
| Oct Livonia Charles XII invades Livonia |
| 1700 | Invasion of Zealand | |
| 4th Aug Zealand Charles XII invades Zealand |
| 1700 | Siege of Riga | |
| June Riga Augustus ' Saxon troops begin to besiege Riga |
| 1700 | Treaty of Travendal | |
| 18th Aug Travendal Charles XII invades Zeeland forcing Denmark to sign the treaty of Travendal |
| 18th Aug Travendal Denmark is forced to leave the anti-Swedish alliance |
| 1700 | Triple Alliance | |
| Peter I, Augustus II & Frederick IV form a secret alliance against Charles XII |
| 1701 | Battle of Dunamunde | |
| 9th Nov Dunamunde Charles XII defeats a joint Russian & Saxon Army |
| 1701 | Battle of Riva | |
| 17th June Riva Charles XII defeats a joint Russian, Polish & Saxon Army |
| 1701 | Invasion of Poland | |
| June Charles XII invades Poland |
| 1702 | Battle of Kliszow | |
| 2nd July Kliszow Defeated by Charles XII of Sweden |
| 1702 | Capture of Krakow | |
| July Krakow Charles XII captures Krakow |
| 1702 | Capture of Warsaw | |
| May Warsaw Charles XII captures Warsaw |
| 1702 | Invasion of Livonia | |
| Livonia Invades Livonia but is defeated by Charles XII of Sweden |
| 1703 | Battle of Pultusk | |
| 13th April Pultusk Charles XII defeats a joint Polish-Saxon Army |
| 1704 | Abdication | |
| Charles XII of Sweden forces the Polish Diet to depose Augustus II the Strong |
| Altranstadt Under the treaty of Altranstadt renounces the Polish crown in favour of Stanislaus I |
| 1704 | Treaty of Altranstadt | |
| 24th Sep Altranstadt By the treaty of Altranstadt, Augustus abdicates the Polish throne and recognises Charles 's candidate for the Polish throne |
| 24th Sep Altranstadt Treaty between Augustus II of Poland and Saxony and Charles XII of Sweden, Charles had driven Augustus out of Poland, and eventually, by occupying Saxony, forced him out of the war |
| 24th Sep Altranstadt Under the treaty of Altranstadt renounces the Polish crown in favour of Stanislaus I |
| 1706 | Capture of Leipzig | |
| Leipzig Charles XII captures Leipzig & Augustus sues for peace |
| 1706 | Invasion of Saxony | |
| Saxony Charles XII invades Sazony & finally defeats Augustus |
| 1706 | Siege of Leipzig | |
| Sep Leipzig Charles XII captures Leipzig & Augustus sues for peace |
| 1709 | Alliance | |
| Forms an alliance with the Tsar to wage war against Sweden |
| 1709 | Battle of Poltava | |
| 28th June Poltava Russia defeats Poland & Augustus recovers his throne with assistance of Russian troops |
| 28th June Poltava The Swedish Empire is dismembered after defeat at Poltava |
| 1709 | Restoration | |
| 28th June Poltava Restored to the Polish throne after victory of the alliance at Poltava |
| 1710 | Succession | |
| Succeeds as King of Poland, 1710-1733 |
| 1733 | Death | |
| Feb Death of Augustus II, sparks off the War of Polish Succession |
