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Stanisław II. August (eigentlich Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski; * 17. Januar 1732 in Wołczyn, Polen-Litauen; † 12. Februar 1798 in Sankt Petersburg, Russisches Kaiserreich) stammte aus dem Adelsgeschlecht der Poniatowski. Er wurde 1764 mit Unterstützung der russischen Kaiserin Katharina der Großen zum König von Polen und Großfürsten von Litauen gewählt und regierte bis zu seiner Abdankung im Jahre 1795 als letzter der polnischen Wahlkönige. Als Auftraggeber und starker Verfechter der Verfassung vom 3. Mai 1791 (erste moderne Verfassung Europas) gilt er heute als bedeutender Aufklärer.

Magdalena Agnieszka Sapieżyna (1739-1780), was a Polish aristocrat. She was known as the mistress of King Stanisław August Poniatowski and had a child with him, Michał Cichocki, in 1770.

Fürstin (Księżniczka) Izabela Dorota Fortunata Czartoryska geb. Gräfin von Flemming (auch Isabella; * 31. März 1745 in Warschau; † 17. Juni 1835 in Wysock) war eine aristokratische Schriftstellerin, Philanthropin, Mäzenin, Salonnière und Kunstsammlerin und begründete die Sammlungen des späteren Czartoryski-Museums, des ersten polnischen Nationalmuseums. Sie engagierte sich als Patriotin im Unabhängigkeitsstreben Polens gegenüber Russland und ging nach dem gescheiterten Novemberaufstand von 1830 mit ihrer Familie ins Exil.

Catherine II (born Princess Sophia Augusta Frederica of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 1729 – 17 November 1796), commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after a coup d'etat against her husband, Peter III. Her long reign helped Russia thrive under a golden age during the Enlightenment. This renaissance led to the founding of many new cities, universities, and theatres, along with large-scale immigration from the rest of Europe and the recognition of Russia as one of the great powers of Europe.

After overthrowing and possibly assassinating her husband and her subsequent rule of the Russian Empire, Catherine often relied on noble favourites such as Count Grigory Orlov and Grigory Potemkin. Assisted by highly successful generals such as Alexander Suvorov and Pyotr Rumyantsev and admirals such as Samuel Greig and Fyodor Ushakov, she governed at a time when the Russian Empire was expanding rapidly by conquest and diplomacy. In the west, she installed her former lover to the throne of Poland, which was eventually partitioned. In the south, the Crimean Khanate was annexed following victories over the Bar Confederation and the Ottoman Empire in the Russo-Turkish War. With the support of Great Britain, Russia colonised the territories of New Russia along the coasts of the Black and Azov seas. In the east, Russians became the first Europeans to colonise Alaska, establishing Russian America.

Many cities and towns were founded on Catherine's orders in the newly conquered lands, most notably Yekaterinoslav, Kherson, Nikolayev, and Sevastopol. An admirer of Peter the Great, Catherine continued to modernise Russia along Western European culture. However, military conscription and the economy continued to depend on serfdom, and the increasing demands of the state and of private landowners intensified the exploitation of serf labour. This was one of the chief reasons behind rebellions, including Pugachev's Rebellion of Cossacks, nomads, peoples of the Volga, and peasants.

The Manifesto on Freedom of the Nobility, issued during the short reign of Peter III and confirmed by Catherine, freed Russian nobles from compulsory military or state service. The construction of many mansions of the nobility in the classical style endorsed by the empress changed the face of the country. She is often included in the ranks of the enlightened despots. Catherine presided over the age of the Russian Enlightenment and established the Smolny Institute of Noble Maidens, the first state-financed higher education institution for women in Europe.

Elżbieta Szydłowska, married surname Grabowska (1748 – 1 June 1810), was a member of the Polish nobility, a mistress and possibly the morganatic wife of the last King of Poland, Stanisław August Poniatowski.