Zofia Potocka

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Zofia Potocka
Born	11 January 1760 Bursa, Anatolia, Ottoman Empire
Died	24 November 1822(1822-11-24) (aged 62) Berlin, Prussia
Spouse(s)	Józef de Witte Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki
Issue	Ivan Osipovich de Witt Konstanty Potocki Mikołaj Potocki Helena Potocka Aleksander Potocki Mieczysław Potocki Zofia Potocka Olga Potocka Bolesław Potocki [pl][1]
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.^[2]

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."