Adam Poninski (1732-1798)
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Adam Poniński
Adam Poniński (1732 or 1733 – 23 July 1798 was a Polish nobleman, Prince
, one of the leaders of the Radom Confederation
of 1767, Grand Treasurer of the Crown (from 1775), member of the Permanent Council
, he is remembered as the infamous Marshal of the Sejm (together with Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł) of the Partition Sejm
(1773–1775). Considered by many contemporaries and historians a traitor, serving Russian ambassadors, he was stripped of all titles and exiled by the decree of the Great Sejm
in 1790 but restored soon afterwards by the Confederation of Targowica.
His son, Adam Poniński, born in 1758
, became a military general.
Adam Poniński (1732 or 1733 – 23 July 1798 was a Polish nobleman, Prince
Prince
Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
, one of the leaders of the Radom Confederation
Radom Confederation
Radom Confederation was a konfederacja of nobility in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth formed in Radom on 23 June 1767 to prevent reforms and defend the Golden Liberties...
of 1767, Grand Treasurer of the Crown (from 1775), member of the Permanent Council
Permanent Council
The Permanent Council was the highest administrative authority in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth between 1775 and 1789 and the first modern government in Europe...
, he is remembered as the infamous Marshal of the Sejm (together with Michał Hieronim Radziwiłł) of the Partition Sejm
Partition Sejm
The Partition Sejm was a Sejm lasting from 1773 to 1776 in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, convened by its three neighbours in order to legalize their First Partition of Poland. During its first days in session, that Sejm was the site of Tadeusz Rejtan famous gesture of protest...
(1773–1775). Considered by many contemporaries and historians a traitor, serving Russian ambassadors, he was stripped of all titles and exiled by the decree of the Great Sejm
Great Sejm
The Great Sejm, also known as the Four-Year Sejm was a Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth that was held in Warsaw, beginning in 1788...
in 1790 but restored soon afterwards by the Confederation of Targowica.
His son, Adam Poniński, born in 1758
Adam Poniński (1758–1816)
Adam Poniński was a Polish nobleman. Prince, politician , soldier and officer.He fought in the Polish–Russian War of 1792 and Kościuszko Uprising. Recipient of Virtuti Militari . He reached the rank of a major. In the Uprising he participated in the battle of Racławice; later his regiment failed...
, became a military general.