Michał Jerzy Poniatowski

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Michał Jerzy Poniatowski
Noble Family	Poniatowski.
Coat of Arms	Ciołek.
Parents	Stanisław Poniatowski, Konstancja Czartoryska.
Consorts	None.
Children	Piotr Maleszewski Kazimierz Oborski
Date of Birth	October 10, 1736,
Place of Birth	Gdańsk, Poland.
Date of Death	August 12, 1794,
Place of Death	Warsaw, Poland.

Prince Michał Jerzy Poniatowski, born Michał Jerzy Poniatowski (October 12, 1736-August 12, 1794) was a Polish szlachcic, opat tyniecki i czerwinski, Bishop of Płock and Coadjutor Bishop of Kraków (koadiutor krakowski) from 1773, Archbishop of Gniezno and Primate of Poland from 1784.

Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded November 25, 1764. Brother of the last King of Poland, Stanisław August Poniatowski, who made him a Prince on December 4, 1764. Served with distinction as President of Poland's Commission of National Education.

Roman Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Hieronim Antoni Szeptycki	Bishop of Płock 1773–1784	Succeeded by Krzysztof Hilary Szembek
Preceded by Antoni Kazimierz Ostrowski	Archbishop of Gniezno Primate of Poland 1785–1794	Succeeded by Ignacy Krasicki