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Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński

1654 – 1709

Polish-Lithuanian noble

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Lived 1654 – 1709 (aged 55). Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński was a Polish diplomat and politician.

Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński (; 23 June 1654 – 17 October 1709) was the Elder of Samogitia (1698–1709), Field Hetman of Lithuania (1703–1709) and Grand Hetman of Lithuania in 1709. He was the fourth and youngest son of Jan Jacek Ogiński, a Field Hetman of Lithuania.

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 Valkininkai on 18 November 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 the Strong. He was made the Field Hetman of Lithuania on 20 November 1703 and in 1709 the Grand Hetman of Lithuania. He was made Knight of the Order of the White Eagle in 1705.

His father was Jan Jacek Ogiński (died 1684), also a Hetman. He was married to Teofila Czartoryska and had a son, Kazimierz Marcjan Ogiński (died 1727) and a daughter Elżbieta Magdalena Ogińska. He died in Lublin in 1709.

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Important facts

Birth century
Positions held
Great Hetman of Lithuania, Field lithuanian hetman, Elder of Samogitia, Lithuanian chasnick
Awards
Order of the White Eagle
Also known as
Grzegorz Ogiński

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Who was Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński?

Polish-Lithuanian noble (1654-1709)

When was Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński born?

Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński was born on 23 June 1654.

When did Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński die?

Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński died on 17 October 1709 in Lublin.

What was Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński's occupation?

Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński was a diplomat and politician.

What nationality was Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński?

Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński was Polish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński

· Wikidata: Q1545072

· DBpedia: Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński

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