Whakakīhia te rerenga e whai ake nei: Ko te raru o tana rangatiratanga wawe ko te Pakanga o te Bar Confederation (1768<unk>1772) i arahi ki te Wehewehenga Tuatahi o Poland (1772). I te mutunga o tana kingitanga i kite nga whakahoutanga i mahia e te Diet (1788 <unk> 1792) me te Ture o te 3 o Mei 1791. I whakakahoretia enei whakarereketanga e te 1792 Targowica Confederation me te
Ko te Pakanga Polish-Russian o te tau 1792, i arahi tika ki te Wahanga Tuarua o Poland (1793), te Kościuszko Uprising (1794) me te whakamutunga me te Wahanga Tuatoru o Poland (1795), e tohu ana i te mutunga o te Commonwealth. I te kore o te mana whai kiko katoa, ka whakarerea e Poniatowski i te marama o Noema 1795 ka noho i nga tau whakamutunga o tona oranga hei herehere i roto i te Marble Palace o Saint Petersburg.