Grzegorz Antoni Ogiński (Lithuanian:Grigalius Antanas Oginskis; 23 June 1654 – 17 October 1709)[1] was theElder of Samogitia (1698–1709),Field Hetman of Lithuania (1703–1709) andGrand Hetman of Lithuania in 1709.[2] He was the fourth and youngest son ofJan Jacek Ogiński, aField Hetman of Lithuania.
Ogiński was one of the leaders of the uprising against theSapieha Lithuanian magnates. He was successful in theLithuanian Civil War which culminated in theBattle of Valkininkai on 18 November 1700. After the battle,Michał Franciszek Sapieha the main leader of the Sapieha faction, as well as many other members of the family and its supporters, were murdered by a drunken mob ofszlachta.
Ogiński was a supporter and close associate of KingAugustus II the Strong. He was made theField Hetman of Lithuania on 20 November 1703 and in 1709 theGrand Hetman of Lithuania. He was made Knight of theOrder of the White Eagle in 1705.
His father wasJan Jacek Ogiński (died 1684), also a Hetman. He was married toTeofila Czartoryska and had a son,Kazimierz Marcjan Ogiński (died 1727) and a daughterElżbieta Magdalena Ogińska. He died inLublin in 1709.
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