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Polish nobleman and ecclesiastic From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Michał Jerzy Poniatowski (12 October 1736 – 12 August 1794) was a Polish nobleman.
His Excellency Michał Jerzy Poniatowski | |
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Archbishop of Gniezno Primate of Poland | |
portrait by Marcello Bacciarelli (National Museum in Poznań) - a studio copy of the same work is in the Royal Castle, Warsaw | |
Born | Gdańsk, Poland | 12 October 1736
Died | 12 August 1794 57) Warsaw, Poland | (aged
Noble family | Poniatowski |
Father | Stanisław Poniatowski |
Mother | Konstancja Czartoryska |
Abbot of Tyniec and Czerwińsk (opat tyniecki i czerwinski), Bishop of Płock and Coadjutor Bishop of Kraków (koadiutor krakowski) 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 25 November 1764. Nine days later, on 4 December, he was made a prince by his brother, the last king of Poland, Stanisław August Poniatowski.
He was made a royal member of the Royal Society in 1791.[1]
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