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The Last King Of Poland - One of the most important, romantic and dynamic figures of European history (Paperback)
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The Last King Of Poland - One of the most important, romantic and dynamic figures of European history (Paperback)
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A superb study of one of the most important, romantic and dynamic
figures of European history. 'A fine book ... the web of political
intrigue unfolds like an appetising detective novel' Scotsman The
last king of Poland owed his throne largely to his youthful romance
with the future Catherine the Great of Russia. But Stanislaw
Augustus was nobody's pawn. He was an ambitious, highly intelligent
and complex character, a dashing figure in the finest
eighteenth-century tradition. A great believer in art and
education, he spent fortunes on cultural projects, and finding that
he was blocked politically by Catherine, he put his energies into a
programme of social and artistic regeneration. He transformed the
mood of his country and brought it to a new phase of reform and
independence. Poland's neighbours, however, viewed this beacon of
liberty in their midst with alarm, and as they invaded and
partitioned it, Stanislaw saw the destruction of his life's work,
and ultimately was forced to abdicate, a broken man, deceived and
disillusioned.
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