Stanisław Poniatowski (1754–1833)
Prince Stanisław Poniatowski (November 23, 1754 – February 13, 1833) was a Polish szlachcic (nobleman).
Biography
A Polish prince, member of the Poniatowski family.[1] Commander of the Foot Guard of the Crown (szef gwardii pieszej koronnej), Grand Treasurer of Lithuania (podskarbi wielki litewski) 1784–1791, Starost of Stryj (starost stryjski).
He was the son of Prince Kazimierz Poniatowski, born Count Kazimierz Poniatowski, (September 15, 1721–1800), a Polish Szlachcic, podkomorzy wielki koronny (1742–1773), generał wojsk koronnych, Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded on August 3, 1744 in Warsaw.
His father, Kazimierz, was a brother of the last King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Stanisław II August, who saw in his nephew Stalisnaw a possible successor. Both, Kasimierz and last King Stanislaw were born from Konstancja Czartoryska, (ca. 1696 or January 29, 1700 – October 27, 1759), in-laws of the Polish - Lithuanian Czartoryski philo-Russian family.
This Stanislaw became Knight of the Order of White Eagle on December 8, 1773. Very well educated and well-travelled, particularly interested in economy and arts, he was not very popular with the nobility (szlachta) who perceived him as arrogant. After the Partitions of Poland he emigrated to Italy, where he lived in Rome, and then in Florence. He is the ancestor of the present members of the Poniatowski family bearing the title of Fürst Poniatowski or Principe Poniatowski di Monterotondo.
He had issue by Cassandra Luci (Rome, 1785 - Florence, 1863);[2] some sources state that he married her in Rome in 1806, but apparently they never married and she was married to Vicenzo Venturini Benloch; he left issue, the Princes Poniatowski in the Empire of Austria and Counts and Princes of Monterotondo in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany:
- Isabella Luci (Rome, 1806 - Florence, 1896), married firstly in January/February 1821 Count Prospero Bentivoglio (- 1821), without issue, and secondly in 1822 Count Zanobi di Ricci (- October 16, 1844). Then, she married Marquess Filippo De Piccolellis.
- Carlo Luci (Rome, 1808 - Florence, 1887), later Poniatowski, legitimized in 1847, created Conte di Monterotondo by the Grand Duke of Tuscany on November 20, 1847, Principe di Monterotondo by the Grand Duke of Tuscany and Fürst Poniatowski by the Emperor of Austria both on November 19, 1850 (Rome, August 4, 1808 - San Pancrazio, July 23, 1887), married in Florence, September 21, 1831 Elisa Napoleone Montecatini (Lucca, November 4, 1808 - Lucca, April 18, 1893), without issue.
- Costanza Luci (Rome, 1811 - Florence, 1851), married Count Daniele Zappi.
- Giuseppe Michele Saverio Francesco Giovanni Luci [3](Rome, February 21, 1816 - London, July 4, 1873), later Poniatowski, legitimized in 1847, created Conte di Monterotondo by the Grand Duke of Tuscany on November 20, 1847, Principe di Monterotondo by the Grand Duke of Tuscany and Fürst Poniatowski by the Emperor of Austria both on November 19, 1850.[4] He was a composer and a singer, and was sent to Paris as plenipotentiary by Grand Duke of Tuscany Leopold II. He married in 1834 at Florence Countess Matilda Perotti (1814 - February 1875), and had issue, an only son:
- Stanislaus August Friedrich Joseph Telemach Luci (Florence, November 9, 1835 - Paris, January 6, 1908), later Poniatowski in 1847, Fürst Poniatowski and Principe di Monterotondo in 1873. He married in Paris, June 11, 1856 Louise Le Hon (Paris, July 15, 1838 - Paris, February 9, 1931), and had issue; she was illegitimate daughter of the Duc de Morny, himself the illegitimate son of Auguste Charles Joseph Comte de Flahaut de La Billarderie by Hortense, Queen of Holland, and therefore half-brother of Emperor Napoleon III.
- Michele Luci (Rome, 1816 - Florence, 1864), died young. He was the founder of Imparziale fiorentino.
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References
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, 1911, p. 61
- ^ The Nathaniel Hawthorne review, Vol. 22, II, Nathaniel Hawthorne Society, Hawthorne-Longfellow Library, 1996, p. 32
- ^ "Poniatowski Family". Genealogy.eu. http://genealogy.euweb.cz/poland/poniatow1.html. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ W. L. Hubbard, The American History and Encyclopedia of Music, p. 168
Bibliography
- AA.VV, Polonia-Italia: relazioni artistiche dal medioevo al XVIII secolo, Polska Akademia Nauk Stacja Naukowa w Rzymie, Zakład Narodowy imienia Ossolińskich, 1979
- The Encyclopædia Britannica: a dictionary of arts, sciences, literature and general information, Vol. 22, 1911, p. 61.
- Jerzy Jan Lerski, Piotr Wróbel, Richard J. Kozicki (1996). Historical Dictionary of Poland, 966–1945. Greenwood Publishing. p. 464.
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Poniatowski, Stanislaw |
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November 23, 1754 |
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February 13, 1833 |
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