Konstancja Potocka
Polish noblewoman, translator and illustrator (1781-1852) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Countess Konstancja Potocka (1781 – December 25, 1852) was a Polish noblewoman, translator and illustrator.
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Konstancja Potocka | |
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Countess | |
Coat of arms | Piława |
Born | 1781 Tulchyn, now Ukraine |
Died | (1852-12-25)December 25, 1852 Solone near Marseille, France |
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 |
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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.