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Stanisław II August (born Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski; 17 January 1732 – 12 February 1798), known also by his regnal Latin name Stanislaus II Augustus, and as Stanisław August Poniatowski, was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1764 to 1795, and the last monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- 7 September 1764 – 25 November 1795
- Augustus III
- 25 November 1764, St. John's Archcathedral, Warsaw
- monarchy suppressed (Partitions of Poland)
Apr 9, 2024 · Stanisław II August Poniatowski (born Jan. 17, 1732, Wołczyn, Pol.—died Feb. 12, 1798, St. Petersburg, Russia) was the last king of an independent Poland (1764–95). He was unable to act effectively while Russia, Austria, and Prussia dismembered his nation. He was born the sixth child of Stanisław Poniatowski, a Polish noble, and his wife ...
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Stanisław August was crowned in November 1764 in Warsaw. Yet some states were slower than others to recognize the new Polish monarch. Why is that? That was indeed the case. Stanisław August strove to win that recognition, especially in his relations with France and the Ottoman Empire.
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Apr 2, 2024 · Aug. 3, 1762, Ryki, Pol. (aged 85) Role In: Second Northern War. Stanisław Poniatowski (born Sept. 15, 1676—died Aug. 3, 1762, Ryki, Pol.) was a Polish soldier, state official, and nobleman who supported the Swedes against the Poles in the Great Northern War (1700–21) and was later a reconciled leader in Polish military and political ...
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There, King Stanislaw II August Poniatowski was trying to rebuild the nation’s strength despite the menacing influence of Russian czarina Catherine the Great, his former lover and patron.
Let’s take a look at the life – and legacy – of King Stanisław August Poniatowski. As Adam Zamoyski writes in The Last King of Poland, King Stanisław – the last monarch to rule the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth – has often been blamed for Poland’s disappearance from the world map. In the author’s words: Text.
Stanisław II August (born Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski; 17 January 1732 – 12 February 1798), known also by his regnal Latin name Stanislaus II Augustus, and as Stanisław August Poniatowski, was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1764 to 1795, and the last monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
