Konstancja Potocka
Appearance
Konstancja Potocka | |
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Countess | |
Coat of arms | Piława |
Born | 1781 Tulchyn, now Ukraine |
Died | Solone near Marseille, France | December 25, 1852
Family | Potocki |
Consort | Jan Potocki Edward Raczyński |
Issue | with Jan Potocki Bernard Potocki Irena Potocka Teresa Potocka with Edward Raczyński Roger Maurycy Raczyński |
Father | Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki |
Mother | Józefina Amalia Mniszech |
Countess Konstancja Potocka (1781 – December 25, 1852) was a Polish noblewoman, translator and illustrator.
She was the daughter of Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki. She married Jan Potocki in 1799, and Edward Raczyński in 1817. During her second marriage, she was a known figure in Polish literary life. She co- founded the Raczyński library in Poznań (1829), and translated, illustrated and published German works.
References
[edit]- Jerzy Łojek: Potomkowie Szczęsnego: Dzieje fortuny Potockich z Tulczyna 1799-1921. Lublin: Wydawnictwo Lubelskie, 1983. ISBN 83-222-0119-2.
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