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 Hetman since 1676, Great Crown Hetman since 1683 and

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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 The Deluge, then with the

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and

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. He took part in the Chocim 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 1695. In 1692 Jabłonowski built the stronghold and the neighbouring town of Okopy Świętej Trójcy. During the Royal election of 1697, he supported Augustus II, later in opposition to the King. In 1698, Emperor Leopold I granted him the 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 in 1668, Jabłonowski supported the French prince Louis, Grand Condé as a candidate for the Polish crown. He died on 3 April 1702.

References

Bibliography

* Mała Encyklopedia Wojskowa, 1967, Wydanie I

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* by Rafal Heydel-Mankoo {{DEFAULTSORT:Jablonowski, Stanislaw Jan Secular senators of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Castellans of Kraków Polish people of the Russo-Polish War (1654–1667) 1634 births 1702 deaths People from Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Ruthenian nobility of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Stanislaw Jan People of the Great Turkish War Field Crown Hetmans Great Crown Hetmans