Stefan Potocki (1624–1648)

Stefan Potocki
Coat of arms	Clan Piława
Born	ca. 1624
Died	May 19, 1648 (aged 23–24) near Tawań
Noble family	Potocki
Father	Mikołaj Potocki
Mother	Zofia Firlej

Stefan Potocki (ca. 1624 – 19 May 1648 near Tawań) was a Polish nobleman, starosta (tenant of the Crown lands) of Niżyn.

Family

Stefan Potocki was member of the Potocki family. He was a son of Mikołaj Potocki and his first wife Zofia Firlej.

He was single.

Life

In the Battle of Zhovti Vody Stefan Potocki was wounded, taken prisoner of war and died from gangrene on May 19, 1648.

Legacy

Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz wrote Duma o Stefanie Potockim. Stefan Potocki was portrayed by Henryk Sienkiewicz in With Fire and Sword (1884).

Juliusz Kossak: Death of Stefan Potocki at the Battle of Zhovti Vody 1648