Count Artur Władysław Józef Maria Potocki (1850–1890) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic) and an Imperial Chamberlain.
Artur Władysław Potocki | |
|---|---|
| Count | |
 Portrait by Jan Matejko | |
| Coat of arms | Piława |
| Born | 14 June 1850 Krzeszowice |
| Died | 26 March 1890 (aged 39) Krzeszowice |
| Family | Potocki |
| Consort | Róża Pelagia Lubomirska |
| Issue | Róża Maria Potocka Zofia Maria Potocka Anna Potocka |
| Father | Adam Józef Potocki |
| Mother | Katarzyna Branicka |
Early life
Born into a rich and powerful House of Potocki, as the second child and elder son of Count Adam Józef Potocki (1822–1872) and his wife, Countess Katarzyna Branicka.
Biography
Artur was owner of Krzeszowice, Staszowskie, Mędrzechów and Biała Cerkiew estates. He was an economic activist, member of the Herrenhaus, Austrian Chamberlain, chairman of an Insure and an Agriculture society, founder of the Cooperative Bank in Krzeszowice and chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Mutual Insurance Society. For some time, Artur kept a romantic relationship with the widowed Crown Crincess Stéphanie of Austria, which was ended by his early death caused by laryngeal cancer.[1]
Personal life
On 7 July 1877 he married Princess Roza Zofia Lubomirska (1860-1881), eldest daughter of Prince Eugene Adolph Lubomirski (1825–1911) and his wife, Countess Roza Zamoyska (1836–1915). Roza Zofia died on childbirth, after giving birth to her last daughter. They had three daughters:
References
Sources
- "Ruda 2(9)". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 9. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1888. p. 891.
External links
Media related to Artur Władysław Potocki at Wikimedia Commons