Andrzej, Prince Poniatowski (1735-1773) was born 16 July 1735 to Stanislaw Poniatowski (1676-1762) and Konstanja Czartoryska (1700-1759) and died 3 March 1773 of unspecified causes. He married Maria Theresia Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettaun (1740-1806) 3 May 1761 in Vienna, Austria.
Andrzej was a son of Count Stanisław Poniatowski, Castellan of Kraków, and Princess Konstancja Czartoryska, the brother of King Stanisław August Poniatowski of Poland and the father of Józef Antoni Poniatowski.
He became Starost of Pieńsk (starost prenski), Lieutenant-General in 1760 and Field Marshal in 1771 both in Austrian service and disguised himself during the Seven Years' War. In 1764 he came back to Poland and supported his brother in the royal elections in Poland. The Coronation Sejm awarded him the Polish title of Prince on December 4, 1764, Empress Maria Theresa on December 10, 1765 the Bohemian title of Prince, and Emperor Joseph II the Austrian title of Prince.
He married May 3, 1761 Maria Theresia Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettaun (1740-1806), daughter of Leopold-Ferdinand Graf Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (Chlumec nad Cidlinou (Chlumetz), January 17, 1713-October 24, 1760) and wife (married in Vienna, September 6, 1734) Maria Teresa Capece dei Marchesi di Rofrano (June 3, 1715-November 12, 1778) by whom he had a daughter, Marija Teresa (baptized on November 28, 1760 – Tours, November 2, 1834), married in 1778 Wincenty Graf Tyszkiewicz (died 1816), referendarz wielki litewski, and a son, Józef Antoni Poniatowski.
He died in Vienna.
Awards
- Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded in 1766.
Bibliography
- Emanuel Rostworowski, „Poniatowski Andrzej”, w: Polski Słownik Biograficzny, XXVII, Wrocław 1983, s. 412-420.
- Henryk P. Kosk, Polscy generałowie w służbie obcej, Polska Zbrojna.
- Historia Dyplomacji Polskiej – tom II 1572-1795, PWN Warszawa 1981, s. 548.
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Maria Theresia Poniatowska (1760-1834) | |||
Jozef Anton, Prince Poniatowski (1763-1813) |
Siblings
Residences
References
Footnotes (including sources)
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