Royalty · Politics · Military · 1732–1798

Stanisław August Poniatowski

The last King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania

Did you know?He was a former lover of Catherine the Great, who used her influence to help him secure the Polish throne.

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 (Lithuanian: Stanislovas Augustas Poniatovskis), was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1764 to 1795, and the last…

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Age at death: 66
Years since death: 228

Born: January 17, 1732 · Vowchyn, Belarus
Died: February 12, 1798
Cause of death: Stroke
Nationality: Russian
Known for: Royalty, Politics, Military

Family

Father: Stanisław Poniatowski
Mother: Konstancja Czartoryska
Children: Anna Petrovna, Izabela Grabowska, Kazimierz Grabowski, Konstancja Żwanowa, Michal Grabowski, Michał Cichocki, Princess Maria Czartoryska, Stanisław Grabowski

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