Count Alfred Wojciech Potocki hr. Piława (1785–1862) was a Polish nobleman (''szlachcic''), landowner, political and economic activist. Alfred was the 1st ''

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'' of

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estates. From 1809 until 1815 he served in the

army of the Duchy of Warsaw The Army of the Duchy of Warsaw ( Polish: ''Armia Księstwa Warszawskiego'') refers to the military forces of the Duchy of Warsaw. The Army was significantly based on the Polish Legions; it numbered about 30,000 and was expanded during wartime t ...

. In 1812 he became aide-de-camp of Prince

Józef Antoni Poniatowski Józef is a Polish variant of the masculine given name Joseph. Art * Józef Chełmoński (1849-1914), Polish painter * Józef Gosławski (1908-1963), Polish sculptor Clergy * Józef Glemp (1929-2013), Polish cardinal * Józef Kowalski ( ...

and participated in

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's campaign against Russia. In 1838 he created the Łańcut ''

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''. Since 1861 Alfred was member of the National ''Sejm'' in Galicia, and member of the '' Herrenhaus''. He served as the Austrian councillor and was the Galician Great '' Ochmistrz''. Alfred helped to modernize the agriculture in Galicia. He founded textile (1839–1844) and sugar (1836–1841) factories. He was co-founder of the "Estate Credit Society" in

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. Since 1823 he ran the

Lubomirski The House of Lubomirski is a Princely Houses of Poland, Polish princely family. The Lubomirski family's coat of arms is the Drużyna coat of arms, which is similar to the Szreniawa coat of arms but without a cross. Origin and the coat ...

family distillery in

, which exists today under the name

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. His father was the writer

Jan Potocki Count Jan Potocki (; 8 March 1761 – 23 December 1815) was a Polish nobleman, ethnologist, linguist, traveller and author of the Enlightenment period, whose life and exploits made him a celebrated figure in Poland. He is known chiefly for his ...

, best known for his famous novel ''

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''. His brother was Count

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(1787–1832), who married Countess

Zofia Branicka Countess Zofia Branicka (11 January 1790– 6 January 1879) was a Polish szlachcianka, noble woman and art collector. She was the daughter of Franciszek Ksawery Branicki, one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation, and Aleksandra von ...

Marriage and issue

Alfred Wojciech married Princess Józefina Maria

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on 21 June 1814 and had four children: * Count Alfred Józef Potocki (1817 or 1822–1889), married Princess Maria Klementyna Sanguszko * Countess Ewa Józefina Julia Potocka (1818–1895), married

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* Countess Zofia Ewa Potocka (1820–1882), married Count Moritz von

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(1801–1852)

Bibliography

* ''Polski Słownik Biograficzny'' t. 27 s. 760

References

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