Michał Jerzy Poniatowski

Michał Jerzy Poniatowski
portrait by Marcello Bacciarelli
Spouse(s)	none
Issue
Piotr Maleszewski
Noble family	Poniatowski
Father	Stanisław Poniatowski
Mother	Konstancja Czartoryska
Born	October 10, 1736(1736-10-10) Gdańsk, Poland
Died	August 12, 1794(1794-08-12) (aged 57) Warsaw, Poland

Prince Michał Jerzy Poniatowski, born Michał Jerzy Poniatowski (October 12, 1736 – August 12, 1794) was a Polish nobleman, abbot of Tyniec and Czerwin, Bishop of Płock and Coadjutor Bishop of Kraków from 1773, and Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland from 1784. He was made a knight of the Order of the White Eagle on November 25, 1764. Nine days later, he was made a prince by his brother, the last king of Poland, Stanisław August Poniatowski.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Hieronim Antoni Szeptycki	Bishop of Płock 1773–1784	Succeeded by Krzysztof Hilary Szembek
Preceded by Antoni Kazimierz Ostrowski	Archbishop of Gniezno Primate of Poland 1785–1794	Succeeded by Ignacy Krasicki

References

• Angela Sołtys, Opat z San Michele. Grand Tour prymasa Poniatowskiego i jego kolekcje, Warszawa 2008
• Zofia Zielińska, Poniatowski Michał Jerzy, "Polski Słownik Biograficzny", XXVII, Wrocław 1983.

Persondata
Name	Poniatowski, Michal Jerzy
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Date of birth	October 10, 1736
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Date of death	August 12, 1794
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