His father, Alexander Potemkin, was a decorated war veteran; his mother Daria was "good-looking, capable and intelligent", though their marriage proved ultimately unhappy.
他的父亲亚历山大·波将金是一名荣誉退伍军人，他的母亲达莉亚“美貌，能干并且聪明”，然而他们的婚姻最终被证明是不幸的 。