Helena Apolonia Massalska
Princess Helena Apolonia Massalska (1763-1815), was a Polish aristocrat and diarist.[1]
Life[]
She was born as an only child of Prince Jozef Adrian Massalski (1700–1768) and his wife Princess Antonina Radziwill (1730-1764).
In 1779 she married Prince Charles-Joseph Antoine de Ligne (1759-1792) and in 1794 Count Vincent Potocki (1749-1825). She had one daughter from her first marriage, Princess Sidonie de Ligne, who married Count Francis Potocki (1788-1853), who was her stepfather's son from his first marriage to Anna Mycielska (1762-1829).
Legacy[]
She is known for her diary and her correspondence, which have been preserved and are regarded as an important source of contemporary life in Poland.
References[]
- ^ T. 5: Oświecenie. W: Bibliografia Literatury Polskiej – Nowy Korbut . Warszawa: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1967, s. 305-306.
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- 18th-century Polish women writers
- 1815 deaths
- 1763 births
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