Stanislaus II Augustus Poniatowski, King of Poland established the Order of the Knights of Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr on May 8, 1765 to honor the service to the King. After the partition of Poland it was recognized in the Grand Duchy of Warsaw in 1807. Since 1815 in the Polish (Congress) Kingdom, the Order, originally in a single class, was retained and divided into four classes. At 25 January 1831 Polish Parliament deposed Tsar Nicholas I of Russia (also grand master of this Polish Order) from the throne of Poland. After the downfall of the November Uprising the Imperial House of Romanov created the Royal and Imperial Order of Saint Stanislaus and added it to the awards system of the Russian Empire in 1832, where it remained until 1917. In 1915 was recreated Kingdom of Poland independent from House of Romanov, next in 1918 Poland regained its independence as the Second Polish Republic, the Order was not renewed and was replaced by the Order of Polonia Restituta.

 The International Order of Saint Stanislaus is very active in humanitarian service in several countries on five continents. This is the point of view given by a contributor about the order that was established in London in 1979: "On 9 June 1979, the Order of Saint Stanislas was reestablished in five classes by the legitimate Polish Government (In Exile) which was based in London. From the 9 June 1979 until the 20 December 1990 the Polish Government (In Exile) used the Order of Saint Stanislas as an effective weapon against Communism. The Grand Master of the Order of St. Stanislas  Jan Zbigniew Graf Potocki  born in a Polish family of noble descent and ancestors can be associated with Family roots of Stanislaus II Augustus Poniatowski, last King of Poland who established the Order of the Knights of Saint Stanislaus.  Our generation should be proud, that after 244 years, the head of the Order came back in hands of kings polish family of its founder.