Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński
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Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński (died 1709) was a Polish-Lithuanian Hetman
and governor-general of the Duchy of Samogitia from 1698.
Ogiński was one of the leaders of the uprising against the Sapieha Lithuanian magnates. He was successful in the Lithuanian Civil War
which culminated in the Battle of Olkieniki
on November 18, 1700. After the battle, Michał Franciszek Sapieha
the main leader of the Sapieha faction, as well as many other members of the family and its supporters, were murdered by a drunken mob of szlachta
.
Ogiński was a supporter and close associate of King Augustus II. He was made the Field Hetman of Lithuania on 20 November 1703 and in 1709 the Great Hetman of Lithuania. He was made a Knight of the Order of the White Eagle
in 1705.
His father was Jan Jacek Ogiński (d. 1684), also a Hetman. He had a son, Kazimierz Marcjan Ogiński (d. 1727).
Hetman
Hetman was the title of the second-highest military commander in 15th- to 18th-century Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, which together, from 1569 to 1795, comprised the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, or Rzeczpospolita....
and governor-general of the Duchy of Samogitia from 1698.
Ogiński was one of the leaders of the uprising against the Sapieha Lithuanian magnates. He was successful in the Lithuanian Civil War
Lithuanian Civil War
Lithuanian Civil War can refer to several events in Lithuania:* Lithuanian Civil War between Mindaugas and Vykintas with Tautvilas; see History of Lithuania #Rise of Mindaugas...
which culminated in the Battle of Olkieniki
Battle of Olkieniki
The Battle of Olkieniki took place on November 18, 1700, during the Lithuanian Civil War, between forces of the Sapieha family, led by Michał Franciszek Sapieha, and an anti-Sapieha coalition of Wiśniowiecki, Ogiński, Radziwiłł and Pac families and their supporters , led by Michał Serwacy...
on November 18, 1700. After the battle, Michał Franciszek Sapieha
Michał Franciszek Sapieha
Michał Franciszek Sapieha was a Polish-Lithuanian magnate of the Sapieha family, Koniuszy of Lithuania, and a general of Lithuanian and Russian armies....
the main leader of the Sapieha faction, as well as many other members of the family and its supporters, were murdered by a drunken mob of szlachta
Szlachta
The szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...
.
Ogiński was a supporter and close associate of King Augustus II. He was made the Field Hetman of Lithuania on 20 November 1703 and in 1709 the Great Hetman of Lithuania. He was made a Knight of the Order of the White Eagle
Order of the White Eagle
The Order of the White Eagle is Poland's highest decoration awarded to both civilians and the military for their merits. It was officially instituted on November 1, 1705 by Augustus II the Strong and bestowed on eight of his supporters: four Polish magnates, three Russian field marshals , and one...
in 1705.
His father was Jan Jacek Ogiński (d. 1684), also a Hetman. He had a son, Kazimierz Marcjan Ogiński (d. 1727).