Stefan Potocki ( 1624 – 19 May 1648 near Tawań) was a Polish nobleman,

starosta Starosta or starost (Cyrillic: ''старост/а'', Latin: ''capitaneus'', ) is a community elder in some Slavic lands. The Slavic root of "starost" translates as "senior". Since the Middle Ages, it has designated an official in a leadersh ...

(tenant of the Crown lands) of Niżyn.

Family

Stefan Potocki was member of the

Potocki family The House of Potocki (; plural: Potoccy, male: Potocki, feminine: Potocka) was a prominent szlachta, Polish noble family in the Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569), Kingdom of Poland and magnates of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Po ...

. He was a son of Mikołaj Potocki and his first wife Zofia Firlej. He was single.

Life

In the

Battle of Zhovti Vody The Battle of Zhovti Vody (; ; 29 April — 16 May, 1648) was the first significant battle of the Khmelnytsky Uprising. Near the site of the present-day city of Zhovti Vody on the Zhovta River in Ukraine, the forces of the Zaporozhian Host and ...

Stefan Potocki was wounded, taken

prisoner of war A prisoner of war (POW) is a person held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of war for a ...

and died from

gangrene Gangrene is a type of tissue death caused by a lack of blood supply. Symptoms may include a change in skin color to red or black, numbness, swelling, pain, skin breakdown, and coolness. The feet and hands are most commonly affected. If the ga ...

on May 19, 1648.

Legacy

Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz wrote ''Duma o Stefanie Potockim''. Stefan Potocki was portrayed by

Henryk Sienkiewicz Henryk Adam Aleksander Pius Sienkiewicz ( , ; 5 May 1846 – 15 November 1916), also known by the pseudonym Litwos (), was a Polish epic writer. He is remembered for his historical novels, such as The Trilogy, the Trilogy series and especially ...

in '' With Fire and Sword'' (1884). Death of Stefan Potocki at the Battle of Zhovti Vody 1648

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Potocki, Stefan 1620s births 1648 deaths Military personnel of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Stefan Polish prisoners of war Polish people who died in prison custody Deaths from gangrene Polish military personnel of the Khmelnytsky Uprising 17th-century Polish nobility