oll weg ▁had ▁been ▁willing ▁to ▁see ▁an ▁Aust rian ▁candidate ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁Polish ▁throne , ▁so ▁long ▁as ▁Germany ▁retained ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁Polish ▁economy , ▁resources ▁and ▁army . ▁ ▁German ▁candidates ▁for ▁the ▁throne ▁were ▁disput ed ▁between ▁the ▁royal ▁houses ▁of ▁Sax ony , ▁Wür ttemberg ▁and ▁Bav aria . ▁Bav aria ▁demanded ▁that ▁their ▁Prince ▁Leopold , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁forces ▁on ▁the ▁Eastern ▁front , ▁become ▁the ▁new ▁monarch . ▁Wür ttemberg ' s ▁candidate ▁Duke ▁Al bre cht ▁was ▁considered ▁suitable ▁for ▁the ▁throne ▁because ▁he ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Catholic ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁house . ▁The ▁Sax on ▁House ▁of ▁W ett in ' s ▁claim ▁to ▁the ▁Polish ▁throne ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁Frederick ▁August us ▁I ▁of ▁Sax ony , ▁who ▁was ▁made ▁Duke ▁of ▁Wars aw ▁by ▁Napoleon ▁during ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars , ▁and ▁also ▁to ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁August us ▁II ▁the ▁Str ong ▁as ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Poland ▁and ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 7 . ▁ ▁German ▁a ims ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁German ▁military ▁campaign ▁in ▁the ▁eth n ically ▁Polish ▁territory , ▁Pol es ▁were ▁subject ed ▁to ▁forced ▁labour ▁and ▁conf is cation ▁of ▁food ▁and ▁private ▁property . ▁Although ▁early ▁plans ▁called ▁for ▁an ▁Aust ro - Pol ish ▁solution , ▁they ▁were ▁abandoned ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁Chan cell or ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁face ▁of ▁growing ▁dependence ▁of ▁Austria -