A month later.
Stanisław II returned to Warsaw from Saint Petersburg following the ceasefire agreement.
Only Prince Poniatowski and a dozen officials welcomed him, with the roadsides appearing rather desolate.
The King did not return to the Royal Castle but went instead to his small villa in the southern suburbs of Warsaw.
The next day, Stanisław II officially announced his marriage to his mistress, Izabela Hidroszawa.
In reality, the two had been in love for years and had already borne two children.
However, to avoid provoking the King's nominal mistress—Catherine II—they had never dared to make their relationship public.
Now, he no longer needed to worry about displeasing the Tsar of Russia.
Or rather, she was already extremely displeased, so a little more wouldn't make a difference.
At the end of the month, Prince Poniatowski, at the King's behest, was appointed Regent of Poland through a unanimous vote in Congress, taking full charge of state affairs.
