Catherine Opalińska
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| Tenure | 1705-1708 1733-1736 |
| Coronation | 4 October 1705 |
| Spouse | Stanislaus I of Poland |
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| Anna Leszczyńska Maria, Queen of France |
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| House | House of Leszczyński |
| Father | Jan Karol Opaliński |
| Mother | Zofia Czarnkowska |
| Born | 13 October 1680 Poznań, Poland |
| Died | 19 March 1747 (aged 66) Lunéville, France |
| Burial | Église Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours, Nancy |
Catherine Opalińska (1680 - 1747) was Queen of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Duchess of Lorraine.
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[edit] Biography
Catherine was the daughter of magnate Jan Karol Opaliński and his wife Zofia Czarnkowska.
On May 10, 1698 in Kraków she married Stanislas Leszczynski, who was (briefly) king of Poland and Duke of Lorraine. In 1699, she gave birth to Anna Leszczyńska, and in 1703, to Marie Leszczynska, the future wife of Louis XV of France.
When his mother-in-law, the wife of the dethroned king of Poland, died in 1747, Louis XV ordered a commemorative ceremony, in her honor at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. The ceremony glorified the deceased who underwent a veritable deification.
Her tomb is in the church of Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours, in Nancy, next to her husband and the heart of their daughter.
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[edit] Gallery
 Portrait of Catherine Opalińska when Queen of Poland. |
 The towers of the church in Sieraków were built in 1740 on her order. |
 Pompe funebre for Catherine Opalińska in Notre Dame de Paris. |
[edit] References
- ^ Zamek w Sierakowie, Historia Zamku.
- This article is based on a translation of the equivalent article of the French Wikipedia on 7 March 2007
[edit] Further reading
- Zieliński, Ryszard (1978). Polka na francuskim tronie. Czytelnik.
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Catherine Opalińska
Born: 13 October 1680 Died: 19 March 1747 |
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| Preceded by Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth |
Queen consort of Poland 1705-1708 |
Succeeded by Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth |
| Preceded by Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth |
Queen consort of Poland 1733-1736 |
Succeeded by Maria Josepha of Austria |
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