Roman Potocki
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Łańcut, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire
Łańcut, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary
Count Roman Potocki | |
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 Portrait of Count Potocki, by Teodor Axentowicz | |
| Born | 16 December 1852 Łańcut, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 24 September 1915 (aged 62) Łańcut, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary |
| Noble family | Potocki |
| Spouse(s) | Countess Izabella Potocka
(m. 1882; died 1883)Princess Elżbieta Matylda Radziwiłł
(m. 1885) |
| Issue | Count Alfred Antoni Potocki Count Jerzy Józef Henryk Potocki |
| Father | Count Alfred Józef Potocki |
| Mother | Princess Maria Klementyna Sanguszko |
Count Roman Potocki (16 December 1852 – 24 September 1915) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic) and politician.
Count Roman was born on 16 December 1852 at Łańcut in the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, in what was then a part of the Austrian Empire.[1] He was a son of Count Alfred Józef Potocki, Minister-President of Austria, and Princess Maria Klementyna Sanguszko.[2][3] His brother, Count Józef Mikołaj Potocki, married his second wife's younger sister, Princess Helena Augusta Radziwiłł.[3]
His paternal grandparents were Count Alfred Wojciech Potocki (the son of writer Jan Potocki, best known for his famous novel "The Manuscript Found in Saragossa") and Princess Józefina Maria Czartoryska. His maternal grandparents were Prince Roman Sanguszko and Countess Natalia Potocka.
