International Order Of Saint Stanislaus
The Order of Saint Stanislaus (Polish: Order św. Stanisława, Russian: Орденъ Св. Станислава) was an Order in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Order of Saint Stanislaus originally existed between 1765 and 1917. In 1979, a Polish exile group claiming to be the legitimate government tried to revive the order resulting in several claimed successor movements.
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