The House of Poniński is the name of an old
Polish noble family that derived from the place of
Ponin. Members of the family held the title of
Prince
A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...
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Notable members
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Adam Poniński (1732–1798)
Adam Poniński (1732 or 1733 – 23 July 1798 was a Polish nobleman, Prince, one of the leaders of the Radom Confederation of 1767, Grand Treasurer of the Crown (from 1775), member of the Permanent Council, he is remembered as the infamous Marshal ...
, Polish nobleman, Prince, Marshal of the Sejm, Deputy Crown Treasurer
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Adam Poniński (1758–1816), Polish nobleman, Prince, politician (deputy to Grodno Sejm), soldier and officer
* (1896-1968), Polish diplomat and journalist
* née Ponińska (born 1926) Polish World War II resistance fighter, participant in the Warsaw Uprising
See also
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Polish-language surnames
Polish toponymic surnames