Prince Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski (1634–1702) was a Polish nobleman,

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, Grand Guardian of the Crown since 1660, the Grand Camp Leader of the Crown since 1661,

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of the Ruthenian Voivodship since 1664, Field Crown

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since 1676, Great Crown Hetman since 1683 and

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Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 159 ...

since 1692. Jabłonowski was a candidate for the Polish Throne following the death of King

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. A talented and skillful political and military leader, Jabłonowski participated in the War with Sweden during

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, then with the Cossacks and

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. He took part in the

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campaign of 1673 and participated in the Vienna expedition of 1683. He led the right wing of Polish cavalry forces at the

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. He also stopped the

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in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different

Lwów Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukrain ...

in 1695. In 1692 Jabłonowski built the stronghold and the neighbouring town of

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. During the Royal election of 1697, he supported Augustus II, later in opposition to the King. In 1698, Emperor Leopold I granted him and his family the hereditary title of

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. His daughter, Princess Anna Jabłonowska, who married Rafał Leszczyński, was the mother of King Stanisław I.

Biography

Stanisław was son of the Lord Sword-Bearer Jan Jabłonowski (1600–1647) and Anna Ostroróg, the daughter of author and scholar Jan Ostroróg. After the abdication of King

John II Casimir John II Casimir ( pl, Jan II Kazimierz Waza; lt, Jonas Kazimieras Vaza; 22 March 1609 – 16 December 1672) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1648 until his abdication in 1668 as well as titular King of Sweden from 1648 ...

in 1668, Jabłonowski supported the French prince

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as a candidate for the Polish crown. Stanisław Jabłonowski monument in Lviv

He died on 3 April 1702.

References

Bibliography

* Mała Encyklopedia Wojskowa, 1967, Wydanie I

External links

* by

Rafal Heydel-Mankoo Rafal may refer to: People * Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski (born 1969), British experimental physicist * Rafal Kiernicki (1912–1995), Roman Catholic prelate from Ukraine * Rafal Korc (born 1982), Polish Paralympic athlete Places *Rafal, Alicant ...

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