Anna Tyszkiewicz (1779–1867) was a Polish noblewoman and diarist.

Anna Tyszkiewicz
Coat of armsLeliwa
Full name
Anna Potocka z Tyszkiewiczów herbu Leliwa
Born26 March 1779
Warsaw
Died16 August 1867
Paris
FamilyTyszkiewicz
Spouse(s)Aleksander Stanisław Potocki
IssueAugust Potocki
Natalia Potocka
Maurycy Potocki
FatherLudwik Tyszkiewicz
MotherKonstancja Poniatowska

Anna was the daughter of Ludwik Tyszkiewicz and Konstancja Poniatowska, and married Aleksander Stanisław Potocki on 15 May 1805 in Wilno, divorced him in 1821 and remarried Stanisław Dunin-Wąsowicz. Her diary was written between the years 1794 and 1820, and are regarded as an important historical source. It was published in 1897–98.

Portrait d'Anna Tyszkiewtcz, comtesse Potocka, par Angelica Kauffmann

Works

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  • Wspomnienia naocznego świadka. 1898.
  • Voyage d'Italie. Paris: Plon. 1899.

References

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  • T. 6, cz. 1: Oświecenie. W: Bibliografia Literatury Polskiej – Nowy Korbut. Warszawa: Państwowy Instytut Wydawniczy, 1970, s. 58–60.