1680 - 1747
Countess Catherine Opalińska (Polish: Katarzyna Opalińska; 13 October 1680 – 19 March 1747), was by birth member of House of Opaliński, Queen consort of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth twice and Duchess consort of Lorraine through her marriage with Stanisław I of Poland. Born into the Polish aristocratic family of Opaliński, Catherine married Stanisłaus Leszczyński in 1698 and six years later he was elected as King of Poland, due to the support of Charles XII of Sweden where she repaid this favour by favouring Swedish people at court. In 1708 Catherine was sent to Stettin due to the increasingly unstable political environment and a year later her husband was deposed due to the loss of Swedish dominance in the Commonwealth; and she and her family were exiled to Sweden and were welcomed by the dowager queen, Hedwig and they became popular members of high society. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Catherine Opalińska has received more than 111,976 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Catherine Opalińska is the 217th most popular companion (up from 265th in 2019), the 169th most popular biography from Poland (up from 193rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Polish Companion.
Catherine Opalińska is most famous for her work with the Polish Underground during World War II. She helped smuggle people out of Poland and into Russia, among other things.
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Among companions, Catherine Opalińska ranks 217 out of 673. Before her are Maria Barbara Bach, Adela of Champagne, Hoelun, Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Kaya Sultan, and Amélie of Orléans. After her are Eleanor of Provence, Frederica of Baden, Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, Princess Clémentine of Orléans, Wahshi ibn Harb, and Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon.
1684 - 1720
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 211
1140 - 1206
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 212
1140 - 1208
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 213
1792 - 1854
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 214
1633 - 1659
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 215
1865 - 1951
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 216
1680 - 1747
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 217
1223 - 1291
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 218
1781 - 1826
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 219
1573 - 1625
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 220
1817 - 1907
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 221
700 - 660
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 222
1249 - 1302
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 223
Among people born in 1680, Catherine Opalińska ranks 2. Before her is Blackbeard. After her are Benjamin Hornigold, Charles Vane, Richard Cantillon, Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, James Anderson, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, Saliha Sultan, Princess Luise Dorothea of Prussia, Ephraim Chambers, and Emanuele d'Astorga. Among people deceased in 1747, Catherine Opalińska ranks 4. Before her are Nader Shah, Alain-René Lesage, and Alessandro Marcello. After her are Amaro Pargo, Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Princess Christine Louise of Oettingen-Oettingen, Giovanni Bononcini, Giuseppe Crespi, Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues, Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau, and Philip Johan von Strahlenberg.
1680 - 1718
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 1
1680 - 1747
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 2
1680 - 1719
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 3
1680 - 1721
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 4
1680 - 1734
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 5
1680 - 1735
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 6
1680 - 1739
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 7
1680 - 1741
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 8
1680 - 1739
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 9
1680 - 1705
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 10
1680 - 1740
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 11
1680 - 1736
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 12
1688 - 1747
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 1
1668 - 1747
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 2
1673 - 1747
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 3
1680 - 1747
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 4
1678 - 1747
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 5
1690 - 1747
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 6
1671 - 1747
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 7
1670 - 1747
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 8
1665 - 1747
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 9
1715 - 1747
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 10
1676 - 1747
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 11
1676 - 1747
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 12
Among people born in Poland, Catherine Opalińska ranks 169 out of 1,454. Before her are Hans-Jürgen von Arnim (1889), Carl Friedrich Goerdeler (1884), Bolesław Bierut (1892), Joseph Rotblat (1908), Cymburgis of Masovia (1394), and Albert Sabin (1906). After her are Henry II the Pious (1196), Johann Wilhelm Ritter (1776), Bronisław Komorowski (1952), Otto Kretschmer (1912), Casimir I the Restorer (1016), and Miroslav Klose (1978).
1889 - 1962
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 163
1884 - 1945
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 164
1892 - 1956
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 165
1908 - 2005
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 166
1394 - 1429
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 167
1906 - 1993
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 168
1680 - 1747
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 169
1196 - 1241
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 170
1776 - 1810
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 171
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 172
1912 - 1998
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 173
1016 - 1058
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 174
1978 - Present
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 175
Among companions born in Poland, Catherine Opalińska ranks 3. Before her are Marie Leszczyńska (1703) and Maria Feodorovna (1759). After her are Sophie of Pomerania (1498), Maria Clementina Sobieska (1702), and Sophia Jagiellon, Margravine of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1464).
1703 - 1768
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 1
1759 - 1828
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 2
1680 - 1747
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 3
1498 - 1568
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 4
1702 - 1735
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 5
1464 - 1512
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 6