Artur Potocki

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

Artur Potocki
Coat of arms	Piława
Born	(1787-05-27)27 May 1787 Paris, France
Died	30 January 1832(1832-01-30) (aged 44) Vienna, Austria
Noble family	Potocki
Spouse(s)	Zofia Branicka
Issue	Adam Józef Potocki Aleksandra (1818–1819) Maria (1819–1822) Alfred (1820–1821)
Father	Jan Potocki
Mother	Julia Lubomirska

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.

Awards

• Virtuti Militari
• Légion d'honneur

Sources

• Wawrzyniec Siek (Ed.), Opis historyczny parafii i miasta Staszów do 1918 r., Staszów, 1990 Parafia Rzymsko-Katolicka
• Aldona Cholewianka-Kruszyńska: Wychowanie dzieci – braci Alfreda i Artura Potockich w Łańcucie... Archived 2021-05-23 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Media related to Artur Potocki at Wikimedia Commons