▁M iko ł aj ▁Wol ski , ▁Ign acy ▁Wy ss og ota ▁Zak rz ew ski . ▁ ▁The ▁found ing ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁included ▁King ▁Stanisław ▁August ▁P oni at owski ' s ▁Italian ▁secretary , ▁Sci p ione ▁Pi att oli , ▁who ▁appears ▁in ▁the ▁above ▁list ▁of ▁prominent ▁members . ▁Notable ▁abs ente es ▁included ▁the ▁King ▁himself ▁( a ▁co - author ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁May ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 7 9 1 ) ▁and ▁Stanisław ▁M ał ach owski , ▁the ▁Marsh al ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Se jm , ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁preferred ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁s embl ance ▁of ▁political ▁neutral ity . ▁ ▁The ▁party ' s ▁meet ings ▁were ▁generally ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Rad zi wi ł ł ▁Palace ▁— ▁now ▁the ▁President ial ▁Palace ▁— ▁on ▁Wars aw ' s ▁Krak ow skie ▁Prz ed m ie ście , ▁a ▁few ▁minutes ' ▁walk ▁from ▁the ▁Royal ▁Castle . ▁ ▁The ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁were ▁active ▁until ▁the ▁Commonwealth ' s ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁War ▁in ▁Def ense ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁and ▁the ▁dem ise ▁of ▁the ▁May ▁ 3 ▁Constitution . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁History ▁of ▁Poland ▁( 1 5 6 9 – 1 7 9 5 ) ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Adam ▁S ka ł kow ski , ▁" T ow arz yst wo ▁Pr zy ja ció ł ▁Konst yt uc ji ▁ 3 ▁maja " ▁(" The ▁Society