Józef Michał Poniatowski
Józef Michał Poniatowski was a Polish szlachcic, a composer and an operatic tenor. He was the nephew of the Polish general Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski.
Early life
Jozef Michal Poniatowski was born Giuseppe Michele Saverio Francesco Giovanni Luci in Rome, the son of Stanisław Poniatowski and Cassandra Luci. He was legitimated as a son of Stanisław Poniatowski in 1847, and he became a naturalized Tuscan.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 by Grand Duke of Tuscany Leopold II.In 1854, Napoleon III made him a senator and a naturalized French citizen.
Personal life
In 1834, he married Countess Matilda Perotti at Florence. Together, they had one son who was born in Florence :- Stanisław Stanislaus August Friedrich Józef Telemach Poniatowski, who married Louise Le Hon, biological daughter of Charles de Morny, Duke of Morny and Fanny Mosselman, Countess Le Hon.