september august polish military commander diplomat noble career served military offices general swedish polish lithuanian held numerous civil positions including lithuania grand treasurer lithuanian army lifetime served positions involved commonwealth politics prominent member faction led family number occasions service principal rival throne poland having served military officer envoy great northern war later embraced russian supported subsequently war polish succession returned majority earlier allegiance later effected reconciliation eventually new king chief advisors fifth son august reigned king poland result partition poland russian_empire grandson prince polish general later marshal french empire serving napoleon biography early life born september village son wife paternal grandson died rumors claimed son jan unknown polish jewish woman later adopted received elementary education sent vienna capital spent years afterward traveled serbia province empire volunteered join imperial forces campaigning ottomans great turkish war served adjutant later commanded company participated treaty ended war returned lithuania return marriage ended abruptly death long afterward union raised social status participated lithuanian civil war supporter family fighting battle captured managed escape later served king sweden great northern war subsequent swedish service swedish forces invaded commonwealth great northern war begun king poland ally russian forces defeated king forced replaced polish nobleman count serving took distanced patrons appointed personal representative participated year served aide exile ottoman_empire worked establish alliance ottomans aiming bring ottomans war russia diplomatic efforts french aligned sweden ottomans began campaign russians change ottoman foreign policy came dismissal successor acquaintance supporter anti russian shift ottoman politics accompanied ottomans dissatisfied treaty saw withdrawal ottomans war attempts conflict failed resulting loss status empire eventual departure return poland forced retreat swedish return support russian forces forced throne crown year instead entered service sweden serving diplomat later involved attempts joined swedish army campaigns wounded course diplomatic activities traveled europe including countries prussia france spain service received position governor personal union sweden later years polish politician magnate charles death continued serve diplomat briefly imprisoned copenhagen requested official leave swedish government received year ending service swedish diplomat returned commonwealth title general cavalry september married princess marriage brought significant wealth years increasingly involved creation political faction ensuing actions goal increasing political power december received office lithuania december grand increasingly allied august december received military rank general knight order white eagle promised position grand crown august receiving rank crown period crown appointed acted facto commander polish lithuanian army enjoyed support military politics gained significant opposition led family august death old ties attempts secure election throne eventually decided grant support served diplomat following war polish succession switched sides joined supported years distrust august iii started treating major advisers years familiar supported plans reform strengthening commonwealth failed veto disrupting proceedings failures likely resulted active political scene june received office near end life richest commonwealth value estates estimated million died august shortly having fallen walking suffering injury family son wife married older brother married issue younger siblings dominican married firstly shortly divorced died issue secondly princess september children father september april created prince december married january january issue canon chancellor killed action june november february married jan february till female issue married firstly divorced married secondly july february polish princess sister king poland lithuania reigned married firstly november wife jan secondly issue august king poland lithuania crowned july vienna march austrian general lieutenant austrian created prince december married und february september issue october august created prince december
Stanisław Poniatowski (1676–1762)