# Permanent Council created (1775)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1775-permanent-council-created
Location: Warsaw

The Permanent Council became the first central executive body in the Commonwealth. Within the broader Reform & Partitions period: Under Stanisław August the Commonwealth attempted sweeping Enlightenment reforms, culminating in the Constitution of 3 May 1791, while Russia, Prussia and Austria carved up its territory in three partitions. At this point in the timeline (1775), the governing authority was Stanisław August Poniatowski (King of Poland). Last King of Poland; patron of the Enlightenment and the Constitution of 3 May 1791, he abdicated after the Third Partition. Permanent Council created mattered because it altered the structure of power and the direction of Polish statehood. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Permanent Council created mattered because it altered the structure of power and the direction of Polish statehood.

Ruler at the time: [Stanisław August Poniatowski](https://poland-history.com/rulers/stanislaw-august-poniatowski)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Permanent Council](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_Council)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Permanent Council created](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Permanent+Council+created)
- [Wikipedia — Partitions of Poland (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partitions_of_Poland)