Alfred Józef Potocki
Alfred Józef Potocki | |
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Minister-President of Austria | |
In office 12 April 1870 – 6 February 1871 | |
Monarch | Francis Joseph I |
Preceded by | Leopold Hasner von Artha |
Succeeded by | Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart |
Personal details | |
Born | Łańcut, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire | 29 July 1817 or 29 July 1822
Died | 18 May 1889 Paris, French Third Republic | (aged 71) or 18 May 1889 (aged 66)
Spouse | Princess Maria Klemetyna Sanguszko |
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Early life
Count Potocki was born on 29 July 1817 (or 1822) in
Alfred Józef Potocki is known for building the magnificent
Career
He was a member of the National
In 1848 he became a member of the lower house of the Imperial Parliament (Reichsrat), the House of Deputies (Abgeordnetenhaus), and in 1861 the upper house, the House of Lords (Herrenhaus). He served in the Diplomatic Corps and was Minister of Agriculture of Austria from 30 December 1867 until 15 January 1870, but stepped down over his minority federalist views in the cabinet.
He served as Austria's prime minister from 1870 to 1871,[2] and was one of the only two non-Germans who held this office in Austria-Hungary.[1] On 12 April 1870, he became the 5th
Personal life
On 18 March 1851 in
- Count Roman Potocki (1852–1915), who married Princess Elżbieta Matylda Radziwiłł, eldest daughter of Prince Antoni Wilhelm Radziwiłł and Marie de Castellane.[4][5]
- Countess Julia Potocka (1854–1921), who married Count Vladislaus Branicki.[6][7]
- Countess Klementyna Potocka (1856–1921), who married Count Jan Leon Antoni Tyszkiewicz, son of Count Michał Tyszkiewicz.[8][9]
- Count Józef Mikołaj Potocki (1862–1922), who married Princess Helena Augusta Radziwiłł, younger daughter of Prince Antoni Wilhelm Radziwiłł.[4]
Count Potocki died on 18 May 1889 in Paris.[3]
Awards
- Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
- Order of the Steel Crown
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephen
- Order of Carol III
Bibliography
- W. Goldinger – J. Zdrada: Potocki, Alfred Graf. In: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Band 8, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien 1983, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2, S. 230.
- Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon Band 16, Leipzig 1908, S. 235.
- Christian Schärf: Ausgleichspolitik und Pressekampf in der Ära Hohenwart. Die Fundamentalartikel von 1871 und der deutsch-tschechische Konflikt in Böhmen. Verlag Oldenbourg, München 1996, ISBN 3-486-56147-2, S. 75.
References
- ^ ISBN 9781107618305.
- ^ ISBN 9781108424363.
- ^ a b Schiele, Erika (1970). The Arab Horse in Europe. p. 148.
- ^ a b Wasylewski, Stanisław (1959). Czterdzieści lat powodzenia: przebieg mojego życia (in Polish). Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. p. 455. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Potocka, Maria Małgorzata z Radziwiłłów Franciszkowa (1983). Z moich wspomnień: pamiętnik (in Polish). Katolicki Ośrodek Wydawniczy Veritas. pp. 379, 482–483. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ISBN 978-83-240-3595-3. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-85011-028-9.
- ISBN 978-83-02-06429-6. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Warsaw Egyptological Studies. National Museum in Warsaw "Pro-Egipt". 1997. pp. 231, 235. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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Predecessor Agenor Romuald Gołuchowski |
Governor-General of Galicia 1875–1883 |
Successor Filip Zaleski |
Predecessor Leon Sapieha |
Diet of Galicia 1875–1875 |
Successor Włodzimierz Dzieduszycki |
Predecessor Leopold Hasner von Artha |
Minister-President of Cisleithania 1870–1871 |
Successor Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart
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