Jerzy Józef Henryk Potocki Explained

Count
Jerzy Józef Henryk Potocki
House-Type:Szlachta
Noble Family:Potocki
Coa:Piława
Father:Count Roman Potocki
Mother:Princess Elżbieta Matylda Radziwiłł
Birth Date:29 January 1889
Birth Place:Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Geneva, Switzerland

Count Jerzy Józef Henryk Potocki (29 January 1889 – 10 September 1961)[1] was a Polish nobleman, captain of the cavalry and diplomat. (Note that the Almanach błękitny gives his name as Jerzy Antoni Potocki)[2]

Early life

His parents were Roman Potocki, Third Ordynat of Łańcut, and Elżbieta Matylda Radziwiłł. His elder brother was Count Alfred Antoni Potocki.

His paternal grandparents were Count Alfred Józef Potocki, the Minister-President of Austria, and Princess Maria Klementyna Sanguszko.[3] [4] He was also a great-great-grandson of Jan Potocki. His maternal grandparents were Prince Antoni Wilhelm Radziwiłł and Marie de Castellane (the daughter of French aristocrats Henri de Castellane and Pauline de Talleyrand-Périgord).[5] His paternal uncle, Count Józef Mikołaj Potocki, married his maternal aunt, Princess Helena Augusta Radziwiłł.[4]

Career

On 8 January 1919 he joined the Polish Army after the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Army, was assigned to the General Staff and appointed military attaché in Budapest.[3]

Since 1933 in the diplomatic service, he was appointed ambassador to Italy but refused to take the commission in protest against the Four-Power Pact. From 1933 to 1936 he was ambassador in Ankara and from 1936 to 1940 in Washington.[6]

Personal life

On 28 June 1931, he married Peruvian born Susana de Iturregui y Orbegoso (b. 1899) in Paris. Together, they were the parents of:[3]

Count Potocki died on 10 September 1961 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jerzy Józef Henryk Potocki z Podhajec h. Pilawa (Srebrna) . Sejm-Wielki.pl.
  2. Book: 742 . Almanach błękitny : Genealogia żyjących rodów polskich - Silesian Digital Library .
  3. Book: Wasylewski . Stanisław . Czterdzieści lat powodzenia: przebieg mojego życia . 1959 . Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich . 455 . 9 March 2022 . pl.
  4. Book: Potocka . Maria Małgorzata z Radziwiłłów Franciszkowa . Z moich wspomnień: pamiętnik . 1983 . Katolicki Ośrodek Wydawniczy Veritas . 379, 482–483 . 9 March 2022 . pl.
  5. News: PRINCESS RADZIWILL DIES IN GERMANY; Widow of Prince Anton Succumbs at Her Kleinitz Palace at 75 Years, ONCE LEADER IN SOCIETY Her Grandson Married Dorothy Deacon -- Visited on Birthdays by Emperor William. . 7 March 2022 . . 13 July 1915.
  6. News: POLISH AMBASSADOR TO WASHINGTON QUITS; Count Potocki Resigns After 4 Years--Gives No Reason . 9 March 2022 . . 12 November 1940.