Princess Konstancja Poniatowska (1759–1830) was a Polish

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from the

House of 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 ...

. She was also the niece of King

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 ...

. Konstancja Poniatowska was born on March 2, 1759 in

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. She was the only daughter of

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 ...

and his wife; Apolonia Ustrzycka. Konstancja had an elder brother,

Stanisław Poniatowski (1754–1833) Prince Stanisław Poniatowski (November 23, 1754 – February 13, 1833) was a Polish nobleman, politician, diplomat, a member of the wealthy Poniatowski family and a nephew of the last king of Poland, Stanisław II Augustus. He was the official ...

. Konstancja later married

Ludwik Skumin Tyszkiewicz Ludwik Skumin Tyszkiewicz (; 1748 – 26 June 1808) was a Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Polish–Lithuanian nobleman (''szlachcic'') and Field Lithuanian Hetman from 1780 to 1791, Great Lithuanian Treasurer from 1791, Great Lithuanian Marshal ...

on April 4, 1775. Konstancja was a close friend of the French

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. On March 26, 1779. Konstancja gave birth to

Anna Tyszkiewicz Anna Tyszkiewicz (1779–1867) was a Polish noblewoman and diarist. Anna was the daughter of Ludwik Tyszkiewicz and Konstancja Poniatowska, and married Aleksander Stanisław Potocki on 15 May 1805 in Wilno Vilnius ( , ) is the capital of ...

. She was the only child of the couple.

Ancestry

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