Stanisław Poniatowski: Quick Facts

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Born	September 15, 1676
Died	August 3, 1762 (aged 85) • Poland
Role In	Second Northern War

Charles XII

Charles XII

king of Sweden

Dahlbergh, detail from an oil painting by D.K. Ehrenstrahl, 1664; University of Uppsala, Sweden

Eric, Count Dahlbergh

Swedish military officer

Gustav Adolphus

Gustavus Adolphus

king of Sweden

Fredric Westin: portrait of Charles XIV John

Charles XIV John

king of Sweden and Norway

Sigismund III Vasa

Sigismund III Vasa

king of Poland and Sweden

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Frederick Herman, duke of Schomberg

German soldier

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Alexander Leslie, 1st earl of Leven

Scottish army commander

Jacob De la Gardie, detail from an oil painting by an unknown artist, 1606; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden

Jacob Pontusson, count de la Gardie

Swedish statesman

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Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt

Swedish statesman

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Johan Björnsson Printz

Swedish military officer

Bernadotte, Folke, Greve

Greve Folke Bernadotte

Swedish diplomat

Lennart Torstenson, detail from a portrait by an unknown artist, 1648; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden.

Lennart Torstenson

Swedish military officer

Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar.

Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar

duke of Saxe-Weimar

Horn, detail from a portrait by David von Krafft; in the House of Nobility, Stockholm

Arvid Bernhard, Count Horn

Swedish statesman

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G.M. Sprengtporten

soldier and politician

Fredrik Axel von Fersen; pastel by Gustaf Lundberg; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden

Fredrik Axel von Fersen

Swedish politician

Per Brahe the Younger, detail from an oil painting by an unknown artist; in Gripsholm Castle, Sweden

Per, Count Brahe, the Younger

Swedish statesman

Wrangel, Karl Gustav, Greve (count)

Karl Gustav, Count Wrangel

Swedish military officer

Adlersparre, Georg, Greve

Georg, Count Adlersparre

Swedish politician

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Carl, Count Piper

Swedish statesman