#//despite legends about how he fled the country in disguise king poniatowski eventually died of a stroke
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Your Highness, you must flee! A mob has broken in, and they're coming for you!
#;ask#anonymous#//the last monarch of poland was king stanislaw august poniatowski in the late 18th century#//despite his best efforts the country had had a string of extremely poor rulers and become incredibly weak#//in the 1790s germany prussia and austria split the land between themselves and the crown gave up control without a fight#//poland would not appear on a world map again until after world war 1#//despite legends about how he fled the country in disguise king poniatowski eventually died of a stroke#//he remains a controversial figure because he DID try to fix stuff and endorse the arts and even write a constitution#//but he also did quit while he was ahread#//anyway theres a painting of the partitions called rejtan#//look it up its unintentionally hilarious#;e: WU9VUiBERUFSIFBSSU5DRQ==
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