The Targowica Confederation ( Polish : konfederacja targowicka , IPA: [kɔnfɛdɛˈrat͡sja tarɡɔˈvit͡ska] , Lithuanian : Targovicos konfederacija ) was a confederation established by Polish and Lithuanian magnates on 27 April 1792, in Saint Petersburg , with the backing of the Russian Empress Catherine II . The confederation opposed the Constitution of 3 May 1791 and fought in the Polish–Russian War of 1792 , which led to the Second and Third Partitions of Poland .
7-665: Targowica may refer to: Targowica Confederation of 1792, which opposed the Polish Constitution of 1791 Targowica/Torgovitsya, once a town now a village in Ukraine , claimed as the place of the above confederation (actually held in Saint Petersburg ) Targowica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship , a village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (SW Poland) Topics referred to by
14-655: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Targowica Confederation The Targowica confederation opposed the Constitution of 3 May 1791 , which had been adopted by the Great Sejm , especially the provisions limiting the privileges of the nobility. The text of the founding act of the confederation was drafted by the Russian general Vasili Stepanovich Popov , Chief of Staff of Prince Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin . Its purpose
21-804: The Polish–Russian War of 1792 . As a result, the King, Poniatowski, formally joined the Confederation. Their victory precipitated the Second Partition of Poland and set the stage for the Third Partition and the final dissolution of the Commonwealth in 1795. This outcome came as a surprise to most of the Confederates, who had wished only to restore the status quo ante and had expected that the overthrow of
28-601: The Great], ally of Rzeczpospolita [the Commonwealth], are and were no other than by using her armies to return to Rzeczpospolita and Poles the freedoms, and especially security and happiness to all citizens" "Each true Pole , not blinded by the Prussian and royalist cabal, is convinced, that our Fatherland can only be saved by Russia, otherwise our nation will be enslaved". "About past Poland and Poles [I don't want to talk anymore]. Gone
35-569: The May 3rd Constitution would achieve that end. The term targowiczanin , which historically applies to each member and supporter of the Targowica Confederation, became a synonym for a traitor, just as Targowica is synonymous with treason. These meanings still function in the Polish language up to the present day. Other magnate members: "The desires of Her Highness Empress of Russia [Catherine
42-454: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Targowica . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Targowica&oldid=1138376903 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
49-792: Was proclaimed in the small town of Targowica and the Potocki's estate (now in Holovanivsk Raion in Kirovohrad Oblast , Ukraine ) on May 14, 1792. Four days later two Russian armies invaded the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth without a formal declaration of war . The forces of the Targowica Confederation defeated the troops loyal to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , the Sejm and King Stanisław August Poniatowski in
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