Irish Convention (1660) Charles II in January 1661 and he summoned his parliament in Ireland in May 1661. Irish Convention (1660) The Irish Convention sat 7 February, 2 March and 27 May 1660, and again January 1661. It sought to restore the monarchy, episcopacy and also the right for the King's Irish Parliament to tax and legislate for itself, rejecting claims of legislative supremacy by the King's English Parliament. Sir Charles Coote was a central figure in the Convention. In May 1660 the Convention asked the King of Ireland to "call a parliament consisting of Protestant peers and commons. It was also requested
Anna Leszczyńska (1660–1727) Anna Leszczyńska (1660–1727) Anna Leszczyńska née Jabłonowska (1660–1727) was a Polish "szlachcianka", born into the House of Jablonowski and the mother of King of Poland Stanisław I Leszczyński. She was the daughter of Hetman Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski and Marianna Kazanowska. In 1676, she married the Grand Treasurer Rafał Leszczyński, son of Deputy Chancellor Bogusław Leszczyński. Her son Stanisław Leszczyński became King of Poland with Swedish support in 1704 and reigned until 1709. During his first reign her brother Jan served as Crown Chancellor. Anna Leszczyńska reportedly lived with her son and his family in his exile after the deposition of