Jan Stanisław Jabłonowski of the Prus III coat of arms (1669 - 28 April 1731 in

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) was a Polish political writer who was a maternal uncle of King Stanisław I Leszczyński, under whom he served as Crown Chancellor in 1706–09. He also held the positions of Crown standard-holder from 1687, voivode-governor of Volhynia since 1693, and also voivode-governor of Ruthenia from 1697. He was the son of Marianna Kazanowska and

Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski Prince Stanisław Jan Jabłonowski (1634–1702) was a Polish nobleman, magnate, Grand Guardian of the Crown since 1660, the Grand Camp Leader of the Crown since 1661, voivode of the Ruthenian Voivodship since 1664, Field Crown Hetman si ...

. Through them he was the brother of Aleksander, Stanisław, Jadwiga, and Anna. Through Anna, he was the uncle of King

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and grand-uncle of Queen Maria Leszczyńska. Despite this family relationship, in 1704, he took part in the

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which supported

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against his nephew. After Augustus was dethroned, he was suggested as a possible candidate, but never put himself forward; as part of the

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, Stanisław I Leszczyński was already supported by Karl XII. After this he went to Saxony, only switching his support to his nephew in 1706, after which he was appointed Chancellor. On his behalf, in 1713, he sought to dethrone Augustus, for which he was arrested on 7 August and released in 1717 by the

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. He was an avid art patron, responsible for bringing Augustyn Mirys to the country. He was also a recipient of the Order of the White Eagle and of the Spanish

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. He is portrayed in the novel ''Za Sasów'' of

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as a philosopher concerned for the fate of his country.

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Jabłonowski family 1669 births 1731 deaths Voivodes of the Ruthenian Voivodeship People from Volhynian Voivodeship (1569–1795) Ruthenian nobility of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Polish political writers 17th-century Polish poets 17th-century Polish male writers 18th-century Polish–Lithuanian writers {{Poland-writer-stub