Countess Róża Potocka (1849–1937) was a Polish noblewoman, landowner and by birth member of the illustrious House of Potocki.

Róża Potocka
Portrait by Jan Bąkowski [pl]
Coat of armsPiława
Born(1849-01-07)7 January 1849
Kraków
Died21 August 1937(1937-08-21) (aged 88)
Noble familyPotocki
Consorts
FatherAdam Józef Potocki
MotherKatarzyna Branicka

Early life edit

She was born in Kraków as the eldest child and the eldest daughter of Count Adam Józef Potocki and his wife, Countess Katarzyna Branicka.

Biography edit

She was married two times, first to Count Władysław Krasiński (1844–1873) since 20 June 1868 (Krzeszowice) and than to Count Edward Aleksander Raczyński (1847–1926), since 2 October 1886 (Zakopane). She had three children with Krasiński, Adam Krasiński, Elżbieta Maria Krasińska and Zofia Krasińska, as well as two children with Raczyński, Roger Adam Raczyński and Edward Bernard Raczyński.

Sources edit

  • Andrzej Władysław Korusiewicz: Panowie na Krzeszowicach p. 135. wyd. Towarzystwo Słowaków w Polsce; ISBN 83-7490-014-8.
  • „Sławne Polki”, wyd. PODSIEDLIK-RANIOWSKI I SPÓŁKA.

External links edit

  Media related to Róża Potocki at Wikimedia Commons