Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Stanislas Leszczynski

The hot springs in the area were used already by the Romans, but from the late 17th century on Plombières-les-Bains developed into a very fashionable, poshy spa, where the celebrities of their times met. Stanislas Leszczynski (aka "Stanislas le Bienfaisant") was King of Poland (twice) and later Duke of Lorraine. He put great efforts and funds in developing the spa bath. Voltaire, Beaumarchais, Napoléon Bonaparte, Joséphine de Beauharnais, Hector Berlioz, Alphonse de Lamartine, Alfred de Musset and many more were attracted by the "healing waters". Not all hopes fulfilled, when times got tough as cultural behaviors changed. Spas baths were not fashionable from the 1960s on. The former Hotel "La Parc" is in ruins.

The hot springs in the area were used already by the Romans, but from the late 17th century on Plombières-les-Bains developed into a very fashionable, poshy spa, where the celebrities of their times met. Stanislas Leszczynski (aka "Stanislas le Bienfaisant") was King of Poland (twice) and later Duke of Lorraine. He put great efforts and funds in developing the spa bath. Voltaire, Beaumarchais, Napoléon Bonaparte, Joséphine de Beauharnais, Hector Berlioz, Alphonse de Lamartine, Alfred de Musset and many more were attracted by the "healing waters". Architecture of the "Belle Époque" can be found in many parts of the small town.

The hot springs in the area were used already by the Romans, but from the late 17th century on Plombières-les-Bains developed into a very fashionable, poshy spa, where the celebrities of their times met. Stanislas Leszczynski (aka "Stanislas le Bienfaisant") was King of Poland (twice) and later Duke of Lorraine. He put great efforts and funds in developing the spa bath. In 1858 French Emperor Napoleon III and Count Cavour, chief minister of Piedmont-Sardinia, met here secretly to discuss about the political situation in Italy. The outcame was the "Plombières Agreement", a secret verbal agreement concerning a future war in which France and Piedmont would ally themselves against Austria in order to remove Austrian authority from the Italian peninsula. The France Austrian War started a year later. Savoy and the county of Nice were ceded to France in 1860 and Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy in 1871.

The hot springs in the area were used already by the Romans, but from the late 17th century on Plombières-les-Bains developed into a very fashionable, poshy spa, where the celebrities of their times met. Stanislas Leszczynski (aka "Stanislas le Bienfaisant") was King of Poland (twice) and later Duke of Lorraine. He put great efforts and funds in developing the spa bath. Voltaire, Beaumarchais, Napoléon Bonaparte, Joséphine de Beauharnais, Hector Berlioz, Alphonse de Lamartine, Alfred de Musset and many more were attracted by the "healing waters". The "Bain Stanislas" was erected between 1733 and 1736 and had some very prominet guests.

The hot springs in the area were used already by the Romans, but from the late 17th century on Plombières-les-Bains developed into a very fashionable, poshy spa, where the celebrities of their times met. Stanislas Leszczynski (aka "Stanislas le Bienfaisant") was King of Poland (twice) and later Duke of Lorraine. He put great efforts and funds in developing the spa bath. Voltaire, Beaumarchais, Napoléon Bonaparte, Joséphine de Beauharnais, Hector Berlioz, Alphonse de Lamartine, Alfred de Musset and many more were attracted by the "healing waters". The "Bain Stanislas" was erected between 1733 and 1736.