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Stefan Potocki

Kamianets-Podilskyi, 12 Mar 1568 – 5 Mar 1631

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Facts and their sources

  • Born12 Mar 1568, Kamianets-Podilskyinot verified1 source
  • TitleDeputy to the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealthor voivode of Bracław, 1628–1631 · headman of Letychiv villagenot verified1 source
  • Titleheadman of Letychiv villageor voivode of Bracław, 1628–1631 · Deputy to the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealthnot verified1 source
  • Titlevoivode of Bracław, 1628–1631or Deputy to the Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth · headman of Letychiv villagenot verified1 source
  • Died5 Mar 1631not verified1 source
  • MotherAnna Czermińskanot verified1 source
  • FatherMikołaj Potockinot verified1 source

A life in time

  1. 12 Mar 1568

    Born in Kamianets-Podilskyi

  2. 1615–1700

    2 children are born

  3. 1628–1631

    Voivode of Bracław

  4. 5 Mar 1631

    Dies, aged 62

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Children · 2

During his lifetime

He lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Kamianets-Podilskyi.

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The 1560s · Stefan is born in Kamianets-Podilskyi

In the news1569

Union of Lublin merges kingdoms

The Union of Lublin in 1569 merged the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland, transferring Ukrainian lands to the Polish Crown.

At the table

Varied fish diet for ordinary people

Volhynian townspeople and peasants regularly ate a variety of fish, including carp, pike, sturgeon, and even imported Danzig herring, which they preserved by salting, smoking, or drying.

What people wore

Brightly colored urban clothing

Townspeople wore bright clothing in colors such as blue, green, and red, often combining locally produced fabrics with imported ones like London wool cloth.

Getting around

Carriage window construction

Because glass was rare, carriages often had windows covered with grease-soaked paper to allow light into the interior during winter.

Work

The Talka Communal Work Custom

Talka was a communal work custom where villagers helped harvest crops for free, in exchange for a feast with food, drink, and dancing provided by the family receiving the help.

Music

Songs and Performers of Everyday Life

Ordinary people enjoyed a variety of traditional music, including calendar-based songs like carols and spring songs, as well as family-oriented music like wedding songs and lullabies. Performance genres included humorous and dance-oriented songs played by skomorokhy, or traveling performers.

Daily life

Modest wooden peasant homes

Peasants typically lived in modest wooden houses featuring a stove, while some in the Samogitia region used a numas, a dwelling with an open fireplace.