Michał Jerzy Poniatowski

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Michał Jerzy Poniatowski
Noble Family	Poniatowski.
Coat of Arms	Ciołek.
Parents	Stanisław Poniatowski, Konstancja Czartoryska.
Consorts	None.
Children	None.
Date of Birth	October 10, 1736,
Place of Birth	Gdańsk, Poland.
Date of Death	August 12, 1794,
Place of Death	Warsaw, Poland.

Prince Michał Jerzy Poniatowski (1736-1794) was a Polish szlachcic, Bishop of Płock from 1773, Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland from 1784.

Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded November 25, 1764. Brother of the last King of Poland, Stanisław August Poniatowski. Served with distinction as president of Poland's Commission of National Education.

Preceded by Antoni Ostrowski

Primate of Poland Archbishop of Gniezno 1785 – 1794

Succeeded by Ignacy Krasicki