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Poniatowski
Grand Duke of Kiev Prince of Bohemia[1] Prince of Monterotondo[2]
Estate(s)	Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus
Deposition	1795
Cadet branches	Poniatowski di Monterotondo

The House of Poniatowski (plural: Poniatowscy) is a prominent

and reigned from 1764 until his abdication in 1795. Since Polish adjectives have different forms for the genders, Poniatowska is the equivalent name for a female member of this family.

History

The Poniatowski family became most prominent in the late 18th century and 19th century. In three generations, the family rose from the rank of gentry to that of senator and then to royalty (in an elective monarchy).

The first information about the family dates back to the end of the 15th century, when they appeared in

.

Stanisław II August

.

According to the family's history, the family had ties with the Italian nobility: Giuseppe Salinguerra, a member of the Italian family of Torelli, settled in Poland about the middle of the 17th century, and there assumed the name of Poniatowski from the estate of Poniatow, belonging to his wife, who was the daughter of Albert Poniatowski and Anna Leszczyńska.

Józef Antoni Poniatowski

On 7 September 1764, at

awarded the Poniatowski family the title of Prince of Poland.

King of Poland

Nowadays, there are still Poniatowscy living in Poland, France, Mexico, Italy, Russia, the United States, Germany, and many other countries in the world.

Members

Among most known members are:

• Stanisław Poniatowski (1676–1762), Podstoli, Treasurer, General, Regimentarz
• Podkomorzy
• Ludwika Maria Poniatowska (1728–1781), was married to Jan Jakub Zamoyski
• Izabella Poniatowska (1730–1801), was married to Jan Klemens Branicki
• King of Poland
  , reigned as Stanisław II August
• Andrzej Poniatowski (1735–1773), General, Marshal of Austria
• Michał Jerzy Poniatowski (1736–1794), Primate of Poland
• Stanisław Poniatowski (1754–1833), Duke, Grand Treasurer
• Ludwik Tyszkiewicz
• Józef Poniatowski (1763–1813), General, Marshal of France
• Jozef Michal Poniatowski
  (1814–1873), Tuscan plenipotentiary, French senator, composer and singer
• Józef Stanisław Poniatowski (1835–1908), Polish nobleman, son of Jozef Michal
• André Poniatowski (1864–1954), was a Polish nobleman, financier and industrialist, son of Józef Stanisław
• Michel Poniatowski (1922–2002), French politician
• Elena Poniatowska (1932-), Mexican journalist and author

Coat of arms

The Poniatowski family used the Ciołek arms.

• 
  Coat of arms of Princes Poniatowski since 1764
• 
  Coat of arms of Prince

  Légion d'honneur

  .
• 
  Coat of arms of King Stanisław August Poniatowski
• 
  Coat of Arms of Stanisław August Poniatowski with collana of Order of White Eagle
• 
  Coat of arms of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from times of reign of Stanisław August Poniatowski, Guard House, Poznań
• 
  Ceremonial sword of King Stanisław August Poniatowski with his coat of arms

Palaces

• 
  Palace in

  Korsuń Szewczenkowski
• 
  Jabłonna Palace in Jabłonna
• 
  Palace in Kozienice
• 
  Palace Stanisławówka in Grodno
• 
  Ruins of the palace in Wołczyn

Family tree

See also

• Thursday Dinners
• No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron im. Ks. Józefa Poniatowskiego"

Notes

External links

• Stanisław August Antoni Poniatowski h. Ciołek
• http://pl.rodovid.org/wk/Specjalna:Tree/46352
• "Poniatowski" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.