Maurycy Stanisław Potocki

Count Maurycy Stanisław Potocki (Pilawa coat of arms) was born on May 16, 1894, in his family real estate of Jabłonna near Warsaw, Congress Poland.

In 1906, after the death of his father, young Maurycy inherited the estates of Jabłonna, Nieporęt and Białobrzegi, with total area of 7800 hectares.

In the Second Polish Republic, Potocki officially stayed away from politics, but was a well-known figure in Warsaw society.

In September 1939, during the Invasion of Poland, Potocki was a member of Warsaw's Citizen Guard (Straz Obywatelska), and during the war, with permission of the Home Army, maintained contacts with German officials, based on his prewar relations.

In August 1945, the Kielce prison was captured by a unit of Antoni Heda (see Cursed soldiers), and Potocki was released.