Stanisław II Augustus Poniatowski

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Grand Duke of Lithuania King of Poland Polish nobleman enlightened monarch human

Stanisław II Augustus Poniatowski was the last king of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, known for his attempts at enlightened reforms and his reign’s culmination in the partitions that erased the state from the map.

Aliases (5)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Grand Duke of Lithuania → King of Poland → Polish nobleman → enlightened monarch → human →
abdicated	1795-11-25 →
associatedWith	Czartoryski family → Russian Empire →
birthDate	1732-01-17 →
birthPlace	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED → Wołczyn →
burialPlace	Saint Catherine’s Church, Saint Petersburg →
countryOfCitizenship	Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED →
deathDate	1798-02-12 →
deathPlace	Russian Empire → Saint Petersburg →
educatedAt	home education by private tutors →
father	Stanisław Poniatowski (1676–1762) →
fullName	Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski →
house	House of Poniatowski →
knownFor	attempts at enlightened reforms → being the last king of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth → reign ending with the partitions of Poland → support for the Constitution of 3 May 1791 →
languageSpoken	French → Latin → Polish →
monarchOf	Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED → Poland →
mother	Konstancja Czartoryska →
movement	Enlightenment →
nobleFamily	Poniatowski family →
notableEvent	election as king of Poland in 1764 → forced abdication after the Third Partition of Poland →
participatedIn	First Partition of Poland → Second Partition of Poland → Third Partition of Poland →
patronOf	arts → education reforms →
positionHeld	Grand Treasurer of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania → Starost of Lublin → Starost of Przemyśl →
predecessor	Augustus III of Poland →
regnalName	Stanisław II August →
reignEnd	1795-11-25 →
reignStart	1764-09-07 →
religion	Roman Catholic Church →
residence	Royal Castle in Warsaw → Łazienki Palace in Warsaw →
successor	monarchy abolished in Poland →
supported	Constitution of 3 May 1791 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Polish–Russian War (1792) ("Stanisław August Poniatowski") →	commander
Łazienki Park ("Stanisław II Augustus") →	developedBy
Virtuti Militari ("King Stanisław II August Poniatowski") →	foundedBy
Stanisław II Augustus Poniatowski ("Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski") →	fullName
Poland-Lithuania in the early modern period →	hasNotableRuler
Constitution of 3 May 1791 ("King Stanisław II August Poniatowski") →	principalAuthor
Stanisław II Augustus Poniatowski ("Stanisław II August") →	regnalName