Career
Lord of the castle in Łańcut. From his Łańcut castle he organised many assaults (zajazdy) at the estates of Łukasz Opaliński and Anna Ostrogska. Married to Anna Stadnicka, father of Zygmunt Stadnicki, Władysław Stadnicki, Stanisław Stadnicki (junior) and Felicjana Stadnicka.
He was killed on 20 August 1610, when he was confronted with an overwhelming force loyal to Łukasz Opaliński, and didn"t manage to evade pursuit to return to his own mentor
Stanisław Stadnicki is one of the characters on the painting by January Matejko: Kazanie Skargi (The Sermon of Piotr Skarga).