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Zofia Potocka
Polish noblewoman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zofia Potocka née Clavone (Ukrainian: Софія Костянтинівна Потоцька; 11 January 1760 – 24 November 1822) was a Greek slave courtesan and a Russian agent, later a Polish noblewoman. She was famous in contemporary Europe for her beauty and adventurous life. During the Russo-Turkish War she was the lover of the Russian commander Prince Grigory Potemkin and acted as an agent in Russian service.[2]
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Born | 11 January 1760 Bursa, Anatolia, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 24 November 1822(1822-11-24) (aged 62) Berlin, Prussia |
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Issue | Ivan Osipovich de Witt Konstanty Potocki Mikołaj Potocki Helena Potocka Aleksander Potocki Mieczysław Potocki Zofia Potocka Olga Potocka Bolesław Potocki [pl][1] |
Father | Constantine Clavone |
Mother | Maria Clavone |
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Compatriots of her time wrote: "She was beautiful as a dream, a child of southern countries. All those who have seen her admire her beauty, igniting a fire in the hearts of men and envy in the eyes of women."