Adam Stanisław Krasiński

Adam Stanisław Krasiński (1714–1800) was a Polish noble (szlachcic) affiliated with the Ślepowron coat of arms.

The son of Polish nobleman Jan Krasiński, he served as bishop of Kamieniec from 1757 to 1798 and as Great Crown Secretary beginning in 1752.

In his early years he was a supporter of king Stanisław Leszczyński during the War of the Polish Succession which begun in 1733.

With support of Andrzej Stanisław Załuski he became canon of Płock and joined the chancellery of king Augustus III of Poland.

Joined the Radom Confederation in 1767 and for a short time supported Gabriel Podoski and Nicholas Repnin's plans against Poniatowski.

That plan nonetheless backfired, as Poniatowski not only escaped but this action caused much controversy in Europe and resulted in loss of much international support for the confederates.

Eventually in 1772 he began negotiations with the King about surrender of the confederates; later that year he himself was kidnapped by the Cossacks and temporarily imprisoned in Warsaw.

Notably, he commented on behaviour of one of the constitution opponents, Jan Sucharzewski (who threatened to kill himself and his young son to 'spare them the fate of living under this restrictive law') saying 'shave his head and send him to the asylum'.

Another depiction of Krasiński