Hetmans' Party

Hetmans' Party
Polish: Stronnictwo hetmańskie
LeadersFranciszek Ksawery Branicki
Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki
Seweryn Rzewuski
Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha
Founded1788 (1788)
Dissolved1795 (1795)
HeadquartersKraków
IdeologyAnti-Reform
Conservatism
Russophilia (diplomatic)
Political positionRight-wing

The Hetmans' Party (Polish: Stronnictwo hetmańskie),[1] also known as the Magnates' Party (Stronnictwo magnackie),[2] the Muscovite Party (Stronnictwo moskiewskie),[3][4] the Conservative Party (Stronnictwo konserwatywne) and the Old-Nobility Party (Stronnictwo staroszlacheckie),[5] was a political party that opposed reforms advocated in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by the Patriotic Party.[3][6] The Hetmans' Party was aligned with the Russian Empire and supported preservation of the status quo and the "Golden Freedoms".[5] Its various names come from the fact that it was headed by two hetmans (commanders of Commonwealth military forces), represented the interests of conservative nobles and magnates, and was aligned with the Russian Empire.[2]

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