Józef Michał Poniatowski

Józef Michał Poniatowski
Coat of arms Ciołek
BornGiuseppe Michele Saverio Francesco Giovanni Luci
(1816-07-24)24 July 1816
Rome, Papal States
Died4 July 1873(1873-07-04) (aged 58)
Chislehurst, Kent, United Kingdom
FamilyPoniatowski
Spouse(s)Matilda Perotti
IssueStanisław August Poniatowski
FatherStanisław Poniatowski
MotherCassandra Luci

Józef Michał Poniatowski (Rome, 24 July 1814 – London, 4 July 1873) was a Polish szlachcic, a composer and an operatic tenor. He was the nephew of the Polish general Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski.[1][2]

Early life

Jozef Michal Poniatowski (Joseph Michael Xavier Francis John) was born Giuseppe Michele Saverio Francesco Giovanni Luci in Rome, the son of Stanisław Poniatowski and Cassandra Luci.[3][4] He was legitimated as a son of Stanisław Poniatowski in 1847,[3] and he became a naturalized Tuscan.[5]

Career

He studied music under Ceccherini in Florence. He wrote numerous operas for Italian and French theatres. Poniatowski was sent to Paris as plenipotentiary by Grand Duke Leopold II. He was created the 1st Conte di Monte Rotondo on 20 November 1847, and the first Principe di Monte Rotondo on 19 November 1850[3][better source needed] by Grand Duke of Tuscany Leopold II.[5]

In 1854, Napoleon III made him a senator and a naturalized French citizen.[5]

Personal life

Poniatowski's grave in the churchyard of the Roman Catholic Church in Chislehurst

In 1834, he married Matilda Perotti (1814–1875) at Florence. Together, they had one son who was born in Florence :

Poniatowski died and was buried in Chislehurst, Kent in 1873.

References

  1. ^ Shaman, William, et al., More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999. ISBN 0-313-29835-1, p. 89.
  2. ^ Muzyka w czasopismach polskich: 1919-1939 - Volume 5,Partie 1 Kornel Michałowski - 1979 - Page 41 Stromenger Karol: Książęta muzyki. [Michał Kleofas Ogiński, Antoni Henryk Radziwiłł, Józef Michał Poniatowski.]
  3. ^ a b c "Poniatowski Family". Genealogy.eu. Retrieved November 26, 2008.[self-published source]
  4. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica, 1970, p. 221
  5. ^ a b c W. L. Hubbard, The American History and Encyclopedia of Music, p. 168
  6. ^ "Progeny of Giuseppe Michele Saverio Francesco Giovanni Poniatowski". Genealogy.eu. Retrieved November 25, 2008.[self-published source]


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