Gabriel Podoski was one of the Polish nobles in Russian service and supported their position. He was one of the leaders of the

Radom Confederation Radom Confederation (, ) was a konfederacja of nobility (''szlachta'') in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth formed in Radom on 23 June 1767 to prevent reforms and defend the '' Golden Liberties''. It was formed by Russian envoy to Poland Nichola ...

, a supporter of the

cardinal laws The Cardinal Laws () were a quasi-constitution enacted in Warsaw, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, by the Repnin Sejm of 1767–68. Enshrining most of the conservative laws responsible for the inefficient functioning of the Commonwealth, and passe ...

and a supporter of

August III of Poland Augustus III (; – "the Saxon"; ; 17 October 1696 5 October 1763) 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 (). He w ...

, opponent of king

Stanisław August Poniatowski 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 (), was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuani ...

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Virtual tour Gniezno Cathedral

List of Primates of Poland Gabriel Jan Podoski
Ecclesiastical senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1719 births 1777 deaths Archbishops of Gniezno 18th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Radom confederates {{Poland-RC-archbishop-stub