Order of Saint Stanislaus
The Order of Saint Stanislaus (Polish: Order Św. Stanisława Biskupa Męczennika, Russian: Орден Святого Станислава), also spelled Stanislas, was a Polish order of knighthood founded in 1765 by King Stanisław August Poniatowski of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It remained under the Kingdom of Poland between 1765 and 1831. In 1831 it was incorporated under the Russian Empire until the Russian Revolution (1917).
| Order of Saint Stanislaus Order Św. Stanisława Biskupa Męczennika | |
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Cross of the Polish Order of Saint Stanislaus | |
| Type | Order of knighthood/ Order of merit |
| Country | Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Duchy of Warsaw Kingdom of Poland Russian Empire |
| Royal house | Poniatowski (7 May 1765 – 25 November 1795) Wettin (9 June 1807 – 22 May 1815) Romanov (9 June 1815 – 16 March 1917) |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (7 May 1765 – 22 May 1815) None from 1815 |
| Status | Abolished, 16 March 1917 |
Star of the Polish Order of Saint Stanislaus with Latin phrase Praemiando Incitat | |
Today, there are two recognised orders that claim descent from the original Order of Saint Stanislaus: the Russian dynastic Order of Saint Stanislaus, awarded by the head of the House of Romanov as former sovereigns of the Russian Empire, and the Polish Order of Polonia Restituta, a governmental order of merit awarded by the President of Poland and considered by some as a type of successor.