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People: Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Topic: Polish Succession, War of the
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Polish Succession, War of the

Years: 1587 - 1588

The War of the Polish Succession that takes place from 1587 to 1588 over the election of monarch after the death of King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Stephen Báthory is fought between factions of Sigismund III Vasa and Maximilian III, with Sigismund eventually being crowned King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania.

Battles include the Siege of Kraków and the Battle of Byczyna.

"Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past...Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered."

― George Orwell, 1984 (1948)