Jerzy Józef Henryk Potocki
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Count Jerzy Józef Henryk Potocki | |
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![]() Potocki leaving the White House after thanking Pres. Roosevelt for assistance the U.S. gave to Poland, Nov. 16, 1939 | |
Coat of arms | Piława |
Born | Vienna, Austria-Hungary | January 29, 1889
Died | September 20, 1961 Geneva, Switzerland | (aged 72)
Family | Potocki |
Father | Count Roman Potocki |
Mother | Princess Elżbieta Matylda Radziwiłł |
Count Jerzy Józef Henryk Potocki (January 29, 1889 – September 10, 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] His parents were Roman Potocki, Third Ordynat of Łańcut, and Elżbieta Matylda Radziwiłł. He was the grandson of Alfred Józef Potocki and great-great-grandson of Jan Potocki. On January 8, 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.
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.
References[]
- ^ "Jerzy Józef Henryk Potocki z Podhajec h. Pilawa (Srebrna)". Sejm-Wielki.pl.
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- 1889 births
- 1961 deaths
- Nobility from Vienna
- Potocki family
- Counts of Poland
- Senators of the Second Polish Republic (1930–1935)
- Ambassadors of Poland to the United States
- Ambassadors of Poland to Turkey
- Polish Army officers
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- Polish military attachés
- Diplomats from Vienna