LESZCZYŃSKI I Stanislaw (1677-1766), King of Poland and Duke of Lorraine. Autograph of King Stanislaw Leszczynski of Poland

LESZCZYŃSKI I Stanislaw (1677-1766), King of Poland and Duke of Lorraine. autograph of King Stanislaw Leszczynski of Poland

"Stanislas par la Grace de Dieu Roi de Pologne...".

Manuscript on parchment, in French. Dat. Lunéville 3. XI 1751, with the King's handwritten signature: "Stanislas Roy" in l. d. corner.

Folded parchment. Nicely preserved wax seal with the coats of arms of Lithuania and the Crown and the Wieniawa coat of arms (the coat of arms of Stanislas Leszczynski as King of Poland for life, Duke of Lorraine and Barrois). Dimensions when unfolded: 50.5 x 33 cm, folded: 21.4 x 14 cm. Characteristic soiling of parchment, stains. Strong traces of folding. Document stored in folded form.

Stanislas King of Poland, Duke of Lorraine and Bar appoints Nicolas Richard as royal procurator at the tribunal of Saint-Dié.

By edict of June 1751, Stanislas Leszczynski modified the administrative division of the Duchy of Lorraine and the Duchy of Bar in terms of the number of so-called bailiwat (French: bailliage), defining judicial districts - the beginning of the document refers to this reform. For larger cities, a bailiwick consisted of 12 officials.

The document dates from the period when Stanislaw Leszczynski, after reigning twice as King of Poland (1705-1709 and 1733-1736), was forced to renounce the Polish crown and settle in France as Duke of Lorraine and Bar.