Count Alfred Józef Potocki
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| Alfred Józef Potocki | ||
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| Noble Family | Potocki | |
| Coat of Arms | Piława | |
| Parents | Alfred Wojciech Potocki Józefina Maria Czartoryska |
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| Consorts | Maria Klementyna Sanguszko | |
| Children | with Maria Klementyna Sanguszko Roman Potocki Julia Potocka Klementyna Potocka Józef Mikołaj Potocki |
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| Date of Birth | July 29, 1817 or 1822 | |
| Place of Birth | Łańcut | |
| Date of Death | May 18, 1889 | |
| Place of Death | Paris | |
Count Alfred Józef Potocki (1817 or 1822-1889) was a Polish nobleman (szlachcic), landowner, politician, monarchist, liberal-conservatist.
Alfred was the 2nd Ordynat of Łańcut estates. He was member of the National Sejm of Galicia from 1863 to 1889 and Sejm Marshal from 1875 until 1877.
In 1862 he became member of the Herrenhaus. He served as Austrian councillor and from 1867 until 1870 as Minister of Agriculture of Austria. In 1870 he became Minister-President of Austria and simultaneously Minister of Defence of Austria.
In 1873 he was co-founder of the Akademia Umiejetnosci (Polish Academy of Skills) in Kraków. From 1875 to 1883 he was governor Galicia. He ran a family distillery, which is today known as Polmos Łańcut. Alfred was married to Princess Maria Klementyna Sanguszko, married on March 18, 1851 in Sławuta.
His grandfather was the writer Jan Potocki, best known for his famous novel "The Manuscript Found in Saragossa".
[edit] Awards
- Order of the Golden Fleece
- Order of the Steel Crown
- Order of St. Stefan
- Order of Carol the III
| Preceded by Leopold Hauser von Artha |
Minister-President of Austria 1870–1871 |
Succeeded by Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart |
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