- Feliks Kazimierz Potocki
Feliks Kazimierz "Szczęsny" Potocki (1630–1702) was a Polish noble, magnate and military leader.
He was the son of Hetman and
magnate Stanisław "Rewera" Potocki and Zofia Kalinowska, and brother of HetmanAndrzej Potocki . He married the daughter of Hetman and Marshal of the Crown PrinceJerzy Sebastian Lubomirski , Princess Krystyna Lubomirska, in 1661. Shortly before his death he married again, in 1700, his second wife being Konstancja Roża Łos. He wasPodstoli of the Crown from 1663,voivode ofSieradz Voivodship from 1669,Kijów Voivodship from 1682,Kraków Voivodship from 1683, Field CrownHetman from 1692,castellan ofKraków and Great Crown Hetman from 1702.Starost of Bełz,Krasnystaw ,Hrubieszów ,Ropczyce ,Sokal , Tłumacz andNisko .He fought in wars against
Cossacks ,Sweden ,Transylvania andMuscovy from 1655 to 1664. As the Marshal of theElection Sejm onMay 2 - June 19, 1669 inWarsaw , he contributed to the election ofMichał Korybut Wiśniowiecki as King of Poland.He become famous in the
Chocim expedition in 1673. He signed the Election of Jan Sobieski as King of Poland and participated in the Vienna expedition in 1683 duringGreat Turkish War .He fought againstTatars and Turks in many battles. In 1698 the Polish army under his command, completely smashed theTatar expedition to Poland in the battle of Podhajce.
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