List of Polish rulers
| Monarchy of Poland | |
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Stanisław II August
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| Details | |
| Style |
Royal Majesty (HRM) Wasza Królewska Mość Serene Reigning Majesty Jaśnie Panujący Mości Grace (HG) Wasza Miłość Highness (HH) Wasza Wysokość |
| First monarch | Mieszko I |
| Last monarch | Stanisław II August |
| Formation | ca. 960 (First Christian Monarch) |
| Abolition | 7 January 1795 |
| Residence |
Wawel Castle Warsaw Castle Wilanów Palace |
| Appointer |
Hereditary Elective |
| Pretender(s) |
none Ruediger, Margrave of Meissen (disputed) Alexander, Margrave of Meissen (disputed) |
Poland was ruled at various times either by dukes (the 9th–14th century) or by kings (the 11th-18th century). The longest-reigning dynasties were the Piasts (ca. 860–1370) and Jagiellonians (1386–1572).
During the latter period, a tradition of free election of monarchs made it a uniquely electable position in Europe (16th–18th centuries). Polish independence ended with the Third Partition of Poland (1795) and was restored at the end of World War I (1918) on a republican basis.
See: Poland in the Early Middle Ages
See also: Fragmentation of the realm and Testament of Bolesław III Wrymouth
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