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Stanislaw Poniatowski, English Stanislas or Stanislaus 1677-1762
Polish administrator and soldier

He was the father of Stanislaw II Augustus Poniatowski, the last King of Poland. He joined Karl XII of Sweden in supporting Stanislaw I Leszczynski and later under Augustus II and III was appointed to several administrative posts in Lithuania and Poland.