Zofia Potocka
Zofia Potocka | |
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| Born | 11 January 1760 Bursa, Anatolia, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 24 November 1822 (aged 62) Berlin, Prussia |
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| Issue | Ivan Osipovich de Witt Konstanty Potocki Mikołaj Potocki Helena Potocka Aleksander Potocki Mieczysław Potocki Zofia Potocka Olga Potocka Bolesław Potocki |
| Father | Constantine Clavone |
| Mother | Maria Clavone |
Zofia Potocka (née Clavone; 11 January [O.S. 1 January] 1760 – 24 November 1822) was a Greek slave courtesan and a Russian agent, later a Polish noblewoman. She was famous in contemporary Europe for her beauty and adventurous life. During the Russo-Turkish War she was the lover of the Russian commander Prince Grigory Potemkin and acted as an agent in Russian service.
Compatriots of her time wrote: "She was beautiful as a dream, a child of southern countries. All those who have seen her admire her beauty, igniting a fire in the hearts of men and envy in the eyes of women."