Treaty of Altranstädt
September 7, 1706
Charles XII of Sweden forced Augustus the Strong to renounce the Polish crown and abandon his alliance with Russia, signing the humiliation at a Saxon hunting lodge. Sweden's boy-king stood at the zenith of his power. He chose, fatally, to turn east toward Moscow instead of resting on his triumph.
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Enlightenment (1651–1800), one of 696 events from that era on Saeculum.