Hypothetical greater arms of Stanislaw II of Poland according to the Constitution of 1791
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quartered 1st azure a gusset engrailed pied iron and cendree a base engrailed pied iron and cendree a lion rampant or armed langued gu crowned or smaller to the sinister 2nd arg an eagle sa armed beaked legged or langued gu an arming sword iron bendwise sinister smaller smaller smaller smaller higher higher higher higher slightly higher to the dexter to the dexter to the dexter a arm embowed armoured iron smaller smaller smaller smaller smaller higher higher to the dexter to the dexter to the dexter an open crown or smaller smaller smaller smaller smaller smaller smaller smaller higher higher higher slightly higher 3rd gu an eagle arg armed beaked legged or langued gu 4th gu a bear rampant senois langued gu 5th gu an angel arg an arming sword iron hilt pommel or inverted smaller smaller smaller smaller lower lower lower to the dexter to the dexter a staff or smaller smaller smaller smaller lower lower lower to the sinister to the sinister 6th gu a cross pattee arg an escutcheon crimson an eagle arg armed beaked legged or langued gu 7th arg a sun in glory or 8th gu an eagle arg armed beaked legged or langued gu impaled with gu a knight mounted argent stirruped or caparison azure a sword fesswise reversed argent hilt and pommel or shown very much smaller very much raised raised slightly raised much to the sinister higher an arm embowed armoured bendwise sinister argent shown very much smaller smaller very much rotated to the sinister very much raised much to the dexter higher a spanish escutcheon azure bendwise shown much smaller much smaller higher a cross couped bendwise or shown much smaller much smaller much smaller smaller smaller smaller smaller slightly higher higher slightly higher slightly to sinister a cross couped bendwise or shown much smaller much smaller much smaller smaller smaller smaller smaller higher slightly to dexter slightly higher higher slightly higher 9th gu a rapier iron hilt or smaller smaller smaller higher higher higher to the dexter to the dexter to the dexter to the dexter to the dexter to the dexter slightly to the dexter a griffin rampant arg armed beaked legged crowned or langued gu the words "SA" or smaller smaller smaller smaller smaller smaller smaller higher higher to the dexter slightly to the dexter 10th gu a banner arg pole or reversed a spanish escutcheon gu bendwise sinister shown much smaller much smaller much smaller to the sinister to the sinister a cartouche or bendwise sinister shown much smaller much smaller much smaller much smaller to the sinister to the sinister higher 11th or an eagle sa armed beaked legged or langued gu the words "S" or smaller smaller smaller smaller smaller smaller smaller slightly smaller higher higher 12th or an Eagle Double Headed Kleestengel arg slightly smaller armed beaked legged or langued gu an open crown or smaller smaller smaller smaller smaller smaller smaller slightly smaller higher higher higher higher higher higher over all over all over all an escutcheon quarterly I and IV crimson an eagle argent armed beaked and crowned or; II crimson a knight mounted argent stirruped or caparison azure a sword fesswise reversed argent hilt and pommel or shown very much smaller very much raised raised slightly raised much to the sinister an arm embowed armoured bendwise sinister argent shown very much smaller smaller very much rotated to the sinister very much raised much to the dexter a spanish escutcheon azure bendwise shown much smaller much smaller higher a cross couped bendwise or shown much smaller much smaller much smaller slightly higher slightly to sinister a cross couped bendwise or shown much smaller much smaller much smaller higher slightly to dexter slightly higher; III crimson a knight mounted argent stirruped or caparison azure a sword fesswise reversed argent hilt and pommel or shown very much smaller very much raised much raised slightly raised much to the sinister an arm embowed armoured bendwise sinister argent shown very much smaller smaller very much rotated to the sinister very much raised raised much to the dexter a spanish escutcheon azure bendwise shown much smaller much smaller much higher a cross couped bendwise or shown much smaller much smaller much smaller slightly slightly lower to dexter a cross couped bendwise or shown much smaller much smaller much smaller much lower slightly to sinister ;; over all an escutcheon arg a bull gu achievement mantling Grandee Of Spain Crowned
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"Stanislaw August, by the grace of God and will of the nation, King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania (escutcheon), Duke of Rus (1st), [Royal] Prussia* (2nd), Mazovia (3rd), Samogitia (4th), Kiev (5th), Volhynia (6th), Podolia (7th), Podlasia (8th), Livonia* (9th), Smolensk* (10th), Siewierz (1th), and Chernihiv* (12th)" *Titular Duke by 1791

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