Jerzy Antoni Potocki

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Jerzy Potocki after a visit to the White House (1939)

Count Jerzy Antoni Potocki (born January 29, 1889 in Vienna , † September 10, 1961 in Geneva ) was a Polish nobleman, captain of the cavalry and ambassador .

Life

Jerzy Antoni Potocki was the son of Elżbieta Matylda Radziwiłł and Roman Potocki, the third entertainer of Łańcut . He was the grandson of Alfred Józef Potocki and great-great-grandson of Jan Potocki . After the dissolution of Austria-Hungary , he joined the newly formed Polish army on January 8, 1919 , was appointed to the general staff and sent to Budapest as a military attaché .

In 1933 he was appointed ambassador to Rome, but did not take office in protest against the four-party pact . From June 1, 1933 to May 15, 1936 he was ambassador to Ankara and from 1936 to 1940 in Washington, DC. After 1945 he lived in Switzerland.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica : Volume 23, 1973, p. 776
predecessor Office successor
July 7, 1930-12. May 1933: Kazimierz Olszowski Polish ambassador in Ankara from
1933 to 1936 		June 1, 1936–1. September 1945: Michał Sokolnicki
1933–1935 Stanisław Patek Polish Ambassador to Washington, DC
1936-1940 		1940–1945 Jan Ciechanowski
personal data
SURNAME Potocki, Jerzy Antoni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish politician and diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH January 29, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH September 10, 1961
Place of death Geneva