Róża Potocka
Róża Potocka | |
|---|---|
Portrait by Jan Bąkowski | |
| Coat of arms | Piława |
| Born | 7 January 1849 Kraków |
| Died | 21 August 1937 (aged 88) Powiat poznański |
| Buried | Rogalin |
| Noble family | Potocki |
| Consorts | |
| Father | Adam Józef Potocki |
| Mother | Katarzyna Branicka |
Countess Róża Potocka (1849–1937) was a Polish noblewoman, landowner and by birth member of the illustrious House of Potocki.
Early life
She was born in Kraków as the eldest child and the eldest daughter of Count Adam Józef Potocki and his wife, Countess Katarzyna Branicka.[1]
Biography
She was married twice, first to Count Władysław Krasiński (1844–1873) since 20 June 1868 (Krzeszowice) and then to Count Edward Aleksander Raczyński (1847–1926), since 2 October 1886 (Zakopane).
She had three children with Krasiński:
- Count Adam Krasiński (1870-1909), married to Countess Wanda Maria Emilia Badeni (1874-1950)
- Countess Elżbieta Maria Krasińska (1871-1906), married to Count Jan Tyszkiewicz (1861-1903)
- Countess Zofia Krasińska (1873-1891), unmarried
She also had two children with Raczyński:
- Count Roger Adam Raczyński (1889-1945), married to Helena Rohozińska (1892-1966)
- Count Edward Bernard Raczyński (1891-1993), married firstly to Joyous Markham (1902-1931), married secondly to Cecylia Maria Jaroszyńska z Jaroszynki (1906-1962), married thirdly to Aniela Maria Lilpop (1910-1998)[2]
Death
Countess Róża died 21 Aug 1937 in Powiat poznański, aged 88. Her body was buried in the Church of Sts. Marcelina in Rogalin, Wielkopolskie, Poland.[3]
References
Sources
- 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
Media related to Róża Potocki at Wikimedia Commons