Józef Stanisław Poniatowski
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Joseph Stanislaw August Friedrich Joseph Telêmaco Luci Poniatowski (9 November 1835 – 6 January 1908) was a Polish nobleman, member of the
Poniatowski The House of Poniatowski (plural: ''Poniatowscy'') is a prominent Polish family that was part of the nobility of Poland. A member of this family, Stanisław Poniatowski, was elected as King of Poland and reigned from 1764 until his abdicati ...
family.


Early life

Poniatowski was born in Florence in the
Grand Duchy of Tuscany The Grand Duchy of Tuscany (; ) was an Italian monarchy located in Central Italy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1860, replacing the Republic of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence. In the 19th century the population ...
on 9 November 1835. He was the son of son of Prince Józef Michał Poniatowski and Countess Matilda Perotti (1814–1875). His father was a composer and a singer, who was sent to Paris as plenipotentiary by
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Leopold II, and created the first Conte di Monte Rotondo in 1847, and the first Principe di Monte Rotondo in 1850. In 1854,
Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870. He was the first president, second emperor, and last ...
made him a senator and a naturalized French citizen. His paternal grandparents were Cassandra Luci and Prince
Stanisław Poniatowski Stanisław Poniatowski was the name of several Polish nobles: * Stanisław Poniatowski (1676–1762), castellan of Kraków * Stanisław August Poniatowski Stanisław II August (born Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski; 17 January 1732 – 12 Februa ...
, who served as Grand Treasurer of Lithuania under his uncle, the last
King of Poland Poland was ruled at various times either by dukes and princes (10th to 14th centuries) or by kings (11th to 18th centuries). During the latter period, a tradition of Royal elections in Poland, free election of monarchs made it a uniquely electab ...
Stanisław August Poniatowski Stanisław II August (born Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski; 17 January 1732 – 12 February 1798), known also by his regnal Latin name Stanislaus II Augustus, and as Stanisław August Poniatowski (), was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuani ...
. His great-grandfather Prince
Kazimierz Poniatowski Prince Kazimierz Poniatowski (15 September 1721 – 13 April 1800) was a Polish nobleperson, ''podkomorzy wielki koronny'' (1742–1773), Lieutenant general of the Royal Polish forces, ''generał wojsk koronnych''. Knight of the Order of th ...
was the eldest son of
Stanisław Poniatowski Stanisław Poniatowski was the name of several Polish nobles: * Stanisław Poniatowski (1676–1762), castellan of Kraków * Stanisław August Poniatowski Stanisław II August (born Stanisław Antoni Poniatowski; 17 January 1732 – 12 Februa ...
and Konstancja Czartoryska.


Career

Prince Poniatowski served as Grand Squire to Emperor
Napoleon III Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was President of France from 1848 to 1852 and then Emperor of the French from 1852 until his deposition in 1870. He was the first president, second emperor, and last ...
of France. In his obituary, the Marquise de Fontenoy wrote:
"The late Prince Stanislas was in may respects an unlucky man; that is to say, he missed several great opportunities. Thus, on the occasion of the memorable visit of Alexander II, of Russia to Paris in 1867 he had been assigned to attend the two emperors on the occasion of the great review held at Longchamps. Not only had the prince just arrived tired but by a hurried journey from Florence on the morning of the review, but he likewise experienced extraordinary difficulty in getting into the high patent leather boots which formed part and parcel of his uniform as equerry. One of his fellow equerries, Raimbaud, happened to be calling upon him, and on the prince giving expression to his fatigue and to his disinclination to go on duty, Raimbaud offered to take his place, which Poniatowski gratefully accepted, placing at Raimbaud's disposal his own favorite charger. Raimbaud had just time to get into his uniform and to take his place on Poniatowski's charger alongside of the imperial equipage when the latter, containing the emperors of Russia and of France, the czarowitz, afterwards Alexander III, and his brother, the Grand Duke Vladimir, started from the
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for the review. On the return to the city from Longchamps after the great military pageant was over the attempt of Berezowski on the life of the czar took place in the Avenue du
Bois de Boulogne The Bois de Boulogne (, "Boulogne woodland") is a large public park that is the western half of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, near the suburb of Boulogne-Billancourt and Neuilly-sur-Seine. The land was ceded to the city of Paris by the Em ...
. The would-be assassin's bullet was prevented from reaching its billet through the presence of mind of the equerry Raimbaud, who on catching sight of the pistol had spurred his horse, or rather the horse of Poniatowski, forward in such a fashion as to shield the two emperors, and to receive the missile, the horse, which bore the name of Cadogan, falling to the ground mortally wounded. Of course, Raimbaud was overwhelmed with gratitude by the czar and by Napoleon III, who created him a count, while orders of knighthood were showered upon him by every monarch in Europe."


Personal life

In 1856, he "created a great sensation by marrying" Leopoldina Louise le Hon (1838–1931), the daughter of Count Charles Le Hon and Fanny Mosselman, Countess Le Hon, although she was biologically the daughter of her mother's lover,
Charles de Morny, Duke of Morny Charles Auguste Louis Joseph de Morny, 1st Duc de Morny (; 15/16 September 181110 March 1865) was a French statesman. Biography Morny was born in Switzerland, and was the extra-marital son of Hortense de Beauharnais (the wife of Louis Bonapart ...
. Together, they had five children, three of whom survived to adulthood, including: * Princess ''Catherine'' Mathilda Françoise Poniatowska (1857–1942), who lived in the
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. * Prince ''Charles'' Joseph Stanisław Marie Poniatowski (1862–1906), who married Maud Ely Goddard, daughter of Adelaide ( Ely) Goddard (a niece of Mayor Smith Ely Jr.) and Leonard Wales Goddard of New Brighton, in Paris in 1884.Archives de Paris, Arrondissement 16, Mariages, Commence à 12 mars 1884, Termine à 22 avril 1884, Cote V4E 7285, acte 152, vue 17, consulté le 21 juillet 2020. * Prince Louis Léopold Charles Marie ''André'' Poniatowski (1864–1954), a financier and industrialist; he married Elizabeth Helen Sperry, a Stockton flour heiress who was the sister of Ethel ( Sperry) Crocker (wife of banker William H. Crocker). Prince Poniatowski died in Paris on 6 January 1908.


Descendants

Through his son Andre, he was a grandfather of Prince Casimir Poniatowski (1897–1980) (who married Countess Anne de Caraman-Chimay and was the father of French politician
Michel Poniatowski Michel Poniatowski (16 May 1922 – 15 January 2002) was a French politician, member of a legitimized line of Polish princely Poniatowski family. He was a founder of the Independent Republicans and a part of the administration for Presiden ...
) and Prince André Poniatowski (1899–1977), who married American heiress Frances Alice Willing Lawrance, a daughter of Francis C. Lawrance Jr. and Susan Ridgway (née Willing) Lawrance and cousin to
Vincent Astor William Vincent Astor (November 15, 1891 – February 3, 1959) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and member of the prominent Astor family. Early life Called Vincent, he was born in New York City on November 15, 1891. Astor was the eld ...
and
Ava Alice Muriel Astor Ava Alice Muriel Astor (July 7, 1902 – July 19, 1956) was an American heiress, socialite, and member of the Astor family. She was the daughter of John Jacob Astor IV and Ava Lowle Willing, and sister of Vincent Astor and half-sister of John Ja ...
(through Alice's maternal aunt,
Ava Lowle Willing Ava Lowle Lister, Baroness Ribblesdale (née Willing, later Astor; September 15, 1868 – June 9, 1958) was an American socialite. She was the first wife of John Jacob Astor IV and later married Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale. Early life ...
).


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