Stanisław August Poniatowski
Also known as Stanisław II August Poniatowski, Stanislaus Augustus of Poland
King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1764-1795)
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Stanisław August Poniatowski was the last king of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, ruling from 1764 until the country's final partition in 1795. He is historically significant because his reign witnessed Poland's decline as a major European power and its eventual erasure from the map, making him a pivotal but tragic figure in Polish history.
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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 monarch of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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