Stanisław Antoni Szczuka

Stanisław Antoni Szczuka h. Grabie (1654 – 19 May 1710) was a Polish noble (szlachcic), talented politician and political writer.

Biography Stanisław Antoni was son of a serviceman Stanisław Szczuka h. Grabie and Zofia Szpilewska de domo Neronowiczów. His father was taken hostage by Russians during the Russo-Polish War. Stanisław Antoni had two siblings: brother Gracjan Michał and sister Anna.

To sum up, Antoni Stanisław Szczuka (1654–1710) was a notable figure in Polish history, known for his integrity and dedication to the king. He served as Crown Referendary and later became Grand Lithuanian Chancellor under August II. His granddaughter, Marianna Potocka, possibly commissioned a portrait of him in Polish attire, although the painting lacks resemblance to him. Despite this, it gained popularity and was engraved multiple times in the 19th century.

Works Respons posła bez interesu na informację paszkwilową pseudo ministrów status (1688) Responsum illustrissimis et excellentissimis dominis comiti Weling et secretario status Hermelino, legatis Sueciae, gratulantibus pacem Saxonicam serenissimo Stanislao regi Poloniae, nomine eiusdem (1706) Contestatio gratiarum sacrae regiae majestati Sueciae, a senatorio et equestri ordine Poloniae, per... exhibita, in Saxonia in pago Alt-Ransteda, brak miejsca wydania (1706) Eciipsis Poloniae Orbi Publice Demonstrata (1709) Powitanie od Izby poselskiej króla Jegomości... na sejmie roku 1699

Marriage and issue

Stanisław Antoni married Konstancja Maria Anna Potocka h. Piława on 6 February 1695 and had five children:

August Michal Szczuka Marcin Leopold Stefan Szczuka (1698–1728), starost of Wąwolnica, owner of and Biłgoraj and Wieksznie Jan Konsty Szczuka (died 1726), owner of Biłgoraj, married Princess Salomeja Sapieha h. Lis Wiktoria Szczuka, married general and miecznik of the Crown Jan Stanisław Kątski h. Brochwicz, the son of voivode of Kijów (Kyiv, also Kiev) Marcin Kazimierz Kątski h. Brochwicz Maria Anna Szczuka