Artur Potocki Explained

Artur Potocki
Spouse:Zofia Branicka
Issue:Adam Józef Potocki
Aleksandra (1818–1819)
Maria (1819–1822)
Alfred (1820–1821)
Coa:Piława
Noble Family:Potocki
Father:Jan Potocki
Mother:Julia Lubomirska
Birth Date:27 May 1787
Birth Place:Paris, France
Death Place:Vienna, Austria

Artur Stanisław Potocki (1787–1832) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic).

Biography

He was the son of Julia Lubomirska and Jan Potocki, the travel writer best known for his novel Manuscript found in Saragossa. Artur was the owner of Krzeszowice and Łańcut estates. He became officer in the Polish Army and aide-de-camp of Prince Józef Poniatowski. He was married to Zofia Branicka, since 1816.

He died on 30 January in Vienna and was buried on 27 May 1832 in the Potocki Chapel in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków.

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