Countess Zofia Branicka (11 January 1790– 6 January 1879) was a Polish noble woman and art collector.

Zofia Branicka
Portrait of Branicka, 1820
Coat of armsKorczak
Born(1790-01-11)11 January 1790
Warsaw, Poland
Died6 January 1879(1879-01-06) (aged 88)
Krzeszowice, Poland
Noble familyBranicki
Spouse(s)Artur Potocki
IssueAdam Józef Potocki (1822–72)
Aleksandra (1818–19)
Maria (1819–22)
Alfred (1820–21)
FatherFranciszek Ksawery Branicki
MotherAleksandra von Engelbrandt

She was the daughter of Franciszek Ksawery Branicki, one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation, and Aleksandra von Engelhardt, the niece of Grigory Potemkin. In 1816, she married Artur Potocki.

Zofia Branicka

Further reading

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  • Maria Kalergi, Listy do Adama Potockiego, ed. by Halina Kenarowa, translated from French by Halina Kenarowa and Róża Drojecka, Warszawa, 1986.