Stefan Potocki (1624–1648)
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).