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Józef Poniatowski

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Józef Poniatowski

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participant in the Kościuszko Uprising

First name:

Józef

Last Name:

Poniatowski

Drugie imię:

Antoni

Parents:

Andrzej Poniatowski i Teresa z książąt Kinskich

Crest:

Ciołek

Date of birth:

07-05-1763

Place of birth:

Wiedeń

Date of death:

19-10-1813

Place od death:

Lipsk

Age:

Profession:

general

participant in the Kościuszko Uprising

Grade:

gen.

Honours and awards:

Order Świętego Stanisława (1786), Order Orła Białego (1787), Krzyż Komandorski Orderu Virtuti Militari (1792), Krzyż Komandorski Orderu Maltańskiego (1798), Order Orła Czarnego (1802), Krzyż Wielki Orderu Orła Czerwonego (1802), Złoty Orzeł (Oficer) Legii Honorowej (1807), Krzyż Wielki Orderu Virtuti Militari (1809), Krzyż Wielki Orderu Obojga Sycylii (1809), Wielki Orzeł (Krzyż Wielki) Legii Honorowej (1809), Order Cesarski Zjednoczenia

Biography:

Józef Poniatowski (1763-1813), born in Vienna, son of Andrzej Poniatowski and Teresa of the Dukes of Kinski, general, commander of the crown army of the Republic, minister of war and commander-in-chief of the Polish army of the Duchy of Warsaw, member of the Council of State, Polish prince. He grew up in a German-speaking environment, closely associated with Vienna and Prague. His uncle was King Stanisław August Poniatowski. The time he spent with him in Warsaw brought him closer to Poland and its cause. From 1789, he served in the Polish army. There he attained the rank of major-general. He took part in numerous battles. When he found out that King Stanislaus had joined the Targowicki Confederation, he returned the orders he had received. He fought in the Kościuszko Uprising, later at Napoleon's side. In 1812, he joined the General Confederation of the Kingdom of Poland. He died at the Battle of Leipzig.