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{{Short description|Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (szlachcic)}}
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| noble family = [[Kossakowski]]
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| father = [[Dominik Kossakowski]]
| mother = Marianna Zabiełło
| birth_date = 1741
| birth_place = [[Šilai, Jonava]]
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| death_date = April 25, {{death year and age|1794|1741}}
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'''Szymon Marcin Kossakowski''' ({{langx|lt|Simonas Martynas Kosakovskis}}; 1741 in [[Šilai, Jonava]] – 1794) was a [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth|Polish–Lithuanian]] nobleman ([[szlachcic]]), and one of the leaders of the [[Targowica Confederation]]. In 1793, he became the last [[Grand Hetman of Lithuania]].

==Biography==
He participated in the [[Radom Confederation]] and the [[Bar Confederation]]. He was known as a supporter of the [[Russian Empire]] during the [[Kościuszko Uprising]] and earlier, he was deemed a [[traitor]]. In the aftermath of the [[Vilnius Uprising (1794)|Vilnius Uprising]], he was captured and [[hanged]]<ref>{{cite web |title=1794 08 11 Tado Kosciuškos sukilimo metu Rusijos kariuomenė užėmė Vilnių |url=https://www.delfi.lt/archive/1794-08-11-tado-kosciuskos-sukilimo-metu-rusijos-kariuomene-uzeme-vilniu.d?id=23370874 |website=[[DELFI]] |accessdate=13 February 2020 |language=lt}}</ref> in the [[Town Hall, Vilnius|town hall square of Vilnius]] with the inscription of ''He who swings will not drown'' and was buried in the cellars of the church in [[Jonava]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Davies |first1=Norman |authorlink1=Norman Davies |title=[[God's Playground|God's Playground: A History of Poland]] |date=1984 |publisher=[[Columbia University Press]] |location=[[New York City]] |isbn=0-231-05352-5 |edition=2nd |page=540}}</ref>

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