Stanisław August Poniatowski
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Stanisław II August, 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 mon
Aged 14
Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, Poniatowski's mentor, by John Giles Eccardt
Grand Duchess Catherine Alexeyevna, 1745, by Louis Caravaque
Stanisław August's 1764 election as king, depicted by Bernardo Bellotto
Augustus III of Poland
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Augustus III of Poland was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1733 until 1763, as well as Elector of Saxony in the Holy Roman Empire where he was known as Frederick Augustus II.
Stanisław August Poniatowski
…empress Catherine the Great. With her aid, he was elected King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania by the Sejm in September 1764 following the death of Augustus III. Contrary to expectations, Poniatowski attempted to reform and strengthen the large but ailing Commonwealth. His efforts were met with external opposition…
Portrait by Louis de Silvestre
Reception of Augustus at Versailles by Louis XIV, 1714
Augustus, aged 19 years in 1715 by Nicolas de Largillière
Prince Frederick Augustus, by Louis de Silvestre, 1727