Chevalier Rafał Hugon Maria de Weryha-Wysoczański-Pietrusiewicz[1][2][3][4][5][6] (born May 7, 1975) is a Polish art historian, genealogist and writer,[2][7] who was a representative of the auction house Sotheby's.
[8] Per the "Genealogy of the de Weryha-Wysoczański Family" pedigree he produced for the Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels in 2008,[9] he is the only child of sculptor Jan, 6th Chevalier de Weryha-Wysoczański-Pietrusiewicz,[2] and nephew of Olympic Bronze Medallist and Vice World Champion in fencing Madame Ryszard Weryha-Wysoczańska-Pietrusiewicz and millionaire landowner and philanthropist Basil, 1st Chevalier de Weryha-Wysoczański-Pietrusiewicz.
[2][10] Born in Gdynia, Poland, he was educated at the University of Hamburg and on a national merit-based scholarship[6] at Magdalene College, Cambridge,[11] where he became a member of the Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society.
[7][12][13] From a long line of womanisers in his family, he became a playboy[14] and completed his doctorate – for which he was awarded another merit scholarship – under the supervision of Leibniz laureate Professor Martin Warnke.
[7] De Weryha-Wysoczański-Pietrusiewicz is a former Delegate to the European Commission of the Nobility in Paris.