Helena Apolonia Massalska

Princess Helena Apolonia Massalska (1763-1815), was a Polish aristocrat and diarist.[1]

Labille-Guiard Helena Massalska
Portrait de la La princesse Hélène de Ligne, née Apolonia Helena Massalska Gravure d'après peinture, anonyme.

She was daughter of Prince Jozef Adrian Massalski and Princess Antonina Radziwill. In 1779 she married Prince Charles-Joseph Antoine de Ligne and in 1792 Count Vincent Potocki. She is also known for her diary and her correspondence, which have been preserved and are regarded as an important source of contemporary life in Poland.

References

  1. T. 5: Oświecenie. W: Bibliografia Literatury Polskiej – Nowy Korbut . Warszawa: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1967, s. 305-306.

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