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Stanislas (or Stanislaw)
Leczinski (or Leszcynski) ruled Poland as Stanislas I when King Charles of
Sweden invaded Poland in 1704 and forced the Polish nobility to exile King
Augustus II and place Stanislaus on the throne. When Charles was defeated by
the Russians in 1709, Stanislas was forced to flee and received asylum in France in Alsace. He fortunes soon changed when by a historical fluke
he married his daughter Marie to Louis XV of France .
Stanislas' relations with Louis XV were generally cold. Louis XV probably felt quite that he had not married the daughter of one of the first families of Europe. However, Louis appointed Stanislaus Duke of Lorraine but tried his best to avoid seeing Stanislaus as much as possible, just as he eventually tried to avoid seeing Marie. |
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Stanislas was a man of a diversity of talents and interests. His court
became famous as a cultural center, he founded a military school, a science
academy at Nancy, and published a major book on proposed reforms in the
Polish constitution, Free Voice to Make Freedom Safe which is still
an underground classic in Poland.
Making some Baba au Rhum is the
perfect way to celebrate
Stanislas's birthday
which we suggest pairing with the film Ubu Roi (1965) in which he is
one of the principal characters. |
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Ingredients |
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1
package of dry yeast |
3
cups flour |
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Instructions |
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Makes 1 dozen Babas
© 2011 Gordon Nary and Tyler Stokes