Stanisław II August Poniatowski 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,
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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...
After the war Poniatowski reconciled himself with the restored Augustus II and became grand treasurer of Lithuania in 1722. From 1728 he was commander in chief of the Polish army, and in 1731 he became palatine of Mazovia. His son Stanisław August was king of Poland as Stanisław II ...