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Virtuti Militari
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The War Order of Virtuti Militari is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war. It was created in 1792 by Polish King Stanislaus II Augustus and is the oldest military decoration in the world still in use.
Image: Virtuti Militari Grand Cross
Image: Virtuti Militari Grand Cross
Image: Unknown Grand Cross Star of the Virtuti Militari Order of the Duchy of Warsaw MNK V 2034 (494800)
Image: Unknown Grand Cross Star of the Virtuti Militari Order of the Duchy of Warsaw MNK V 2034 (494800)
Medals Virtuti Militari 1792
Medals Virtuti Militari 1792
Józef Poniatowski
Józef Poniatowski
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 monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Personal coat of arms
Personal coat of arms
Aged 14
Aged 14
Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, Poniatowski's mentor, by John Giles Eccardt
Sir Charles Hanbury Williams, Poniatowski's mentor, by John Giles Eccardt
Grand Duchess Catherine Alexeyevna, 1745, by Louis Caravaque
Grand Duchess Catherine Alexeyevna, 1745, by Louis Caravaque