Alfred Wojciech Potocki
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Count Alfred Wojciech Potocki Piława (1785 – 1862) was a Polish
nobleman (szlachcic), landowner, political and economic activist.
Alfred was the 1st Ordynat of Łańcut estates. From 1809 until 1815 he served in the Polish Army. In 1812 he became aide-de-camp
of Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski
and participated in Napoleon's campaign against Russia
.
In 1838 he created the Łańcut Ordynacja. Since 1861 Alfred was member of the National Sejm
in Galicia, and member of the Herrenhaus
. He served as Austrian councillor and was Great Galician Ochmistrz.
Alfred helped to modernize the agriculture in Galicia. He founded textile (1839-1844) and sugar (1836 industries and 1841) factories. He was co-founder of the "Estate Credit Society" in Lwów. Since 1823 he ran the Lubomirski
family distillery in Łańcut, which exist today under the name Polmos Łańcut. He was married to Princess Józefina Maria Czartoryska, married on 21 June 1814.
His father was the writer Jan Potocki
, best known for his famous novel "The Manuscript Found in Saragossa
".
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
nobleman (szlachcic), landowner, political and economic activist.
Alfred was the 1st Ordynat of Łańcut estates. From 1809 until 1815 he served in the Polish Army. In 1812 he became aide-de-camp
Aide-de-camp
An aide-de-camp is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state...
of Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski
Józef Antoni Poniatowski
Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski was a Polish leader, general, minister of war and army chief, who became a Marshal of France.-Early Austrian years and war with Turkey:...
and participated in Napoleon's campaign against Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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In 1838 he created the Łańcut Ordynacja. Since 1861 Alfred was member of the National Sejm
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
in Galicia, and member of the Herrenhaus
Herrenhaus
The German term Herrenhaus is equivalent to the English House of Lords and describes roughly similar institutions as the English House of Lords in German-speaking countries.More specifically, Herrenhaus, can refer to either of the following:...
. He served as Austrian councillor and was Great Galician Ochmistrz.
Alfred helped to modernize the agriculture in Galicia. He founded textile (1839-1844) and sugar (1836 industries and 1841) factories. He was co-founder of the "Estate Credit Society" in Lwów. Since 1823 he ran the Lubomirski
Lubomirski
Lubomirski family is a Polish szlachta family. The family used the "Szreniawa without a cross" arms and their motto was: Nil conscire sibi ....
family distillery in Łańcut, which exist today under the name Polmos Łańcut. He was married to Princess Józefina Maria Czartoryska, married on 21 June 1814.
His father was the writer Jan Potocki
Jan Potocki
Count Jan Nepomucen Potocki was a Polish nobleman, Polish Army Captain of Engineers, ethnologist, Egyptologist, linguist, traveler, adventurer and popular author of the Enlightenment period, whose life and exploits made him a legendary figure in his homeland...
, best known for his famous novel "The Manuscript Found in Saragossa
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa , is a frame-tale novel by the Polish Enlightenment author, Count Jan Potocki...
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