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| Saul Wahl Katzenellenbogen | |
|---|---|
| Temporary King of Poland (rex pro tempore) Head of House Katzenellenbogen | |
| King of Poland | |
| Reign | 18 August 1587 |
| Coronation | 18 August 1587 |
| Predecessor | Stephen Báthory |
| Successor | Sigismund III Vasa |
| Born | 1541 |
| Died | 1617 |
| Spouse | Deborah Rivkah Drucker |
| Issue | Meir Wahl 12 other children |
| House | Katzenellenbogen |
| Father | Samuel Judah Katzenellenbogen |
| Religion | Judaism |
Saul Wahl Katzenellenbogen (1541–1617) was a wealthy and politically influential Polish Jew who is in Jewish folk legends said to have briefly occupied the throne of Poland on 18 August 1587.[1][2] He has historically borne the nickname, "Le roi d'un jour" (king for a day).[3]
Saul's father was Samuel Judah Katzenellenbogen.[2] Wahl married Deborah Rivkah Drucker,[4] granddaughter of Israel ben Josef and niece of Moses Isserles, with whom he had thirteen children, including the renowned Polish rabbi Meir and Henele Wahl Katzenallenbogen, wife of Ephraim Zalman Shor.[2][5]
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