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After Michael's death, the Grand Condé tried his luck at a Polish royal election once more – and again with no luck. This time, Louis XIV preferred to endorse the loyal advocate of French interests in Poland and yet another great gourmet – John Sobieski. | After Michael's death, the Grand Condé tried his luck at a Polish royal election once more – and again with no luck. This time, Louis XIV preferred to endorse the loyal advocate of French interests in Poland and yet another great gourmet – John Sobieski. | ||
== A Bee- | == A Bee-Jeweled Crown == | ||
We've still got the diamond-bee puzzle to figure out. You know, the diamond bee said to have decorated the crown of Polish kings "to remind them that all virtues are to be found in the bee-state."<ref>Ransome, ''op. cit.'', p. 174</ref> Somehow, this peculiar ornament isn't mentioned by any expert on Polish crown jewels.<ref>{{Cyt | We've still got the diamond-bee puzzle to figure out. You know, the diamond bee said to have decorated the crown of Polish kings "to remind them that all virtues are to be found in the bee-state."<ref>Ransome, ''op. cit.'', p. 174</ref> Somehow, this peculiar ornament isn't mentioned by any expert on Polish crown jewels.<ref>{{Cyt | ||
| nazwisko = Rożek | | nazwisko = Rożek | ||