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Poniatowski

Poniatowski is a Polish noble surname associated with the House of Poniatowski, a prominent szlachta family in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The name is linked to 18th‑century politics, culture, and military activity, and its bearers played significant roles in shaping Polish history during the period of reforms and partitions. In Polish, the feminine form is Poniatowska and the plural form is Poniatowscy.

The most notable member of the family is Stanisław II August Poniatowski (Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski, 1732–1798),

Another prominent figure is Józef Antoni Poniatowski (1763–1813), a Polish nobleman who became a Marshal of

Beyond these figures, members of the family held high offices, military commissions, and court positions in

who
reigned
as
the
last
king
of
Poland
and
Grand
Duke
of
Lithuania
from
1764
to
1795.
His
reign
coincided
with
volatile
internal
reforms,
the
activities
of
the
Polish
Enlightenment,
and
the
eventual
partitions
of
the
Polish–Lithuanian
Commonwealth.
He
pursued
modernization
efforts
and
patronage
of
the
arts,
but
the
kingdom
was
dissolved
by
foreign
powers
by
the
end
of
his
rule.
the
French
Army
under
Napoleon.
He
commanded
Polish
and
French
forces
in
the
Italian
and
German
campaigns
and
died
in
1813
during
the
campaigns
in
Saxony,
after
being
wounded
near
Leipzig.
the
Polish-Lithuanian
state
and
later
in
Napoleonic-era
Europe.
The
Poniatowski
surname
remains
a
recognized
historical
reference
in
discussions
of
Poland’s
late
royal
era,
the
Napoleonic
period,
and
Polish
noble
heritage.