Artur Potocki

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Artur Potocki
Coat of armsPiława
Born(1787-05-27)May 27, 1787
Paris, France
DiedJanuary 30, 1832(1832-01-30) (aged 44)
Vienna, Austria
Noble familyPotocki
Spouse(s)Zofia Branicka
IssueAdam Józef Potocki
Aleksandra (1818–1819)
Maria (1819–1822)
Alfred (1820–1821)
FatherJan Potocki
MotherJulia Lubomirska

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

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