Raczyński died on July 30, 1993, at his home in London as the last male descendant of his line. His coffin was placed in the mausoleum of his family located at the chapel in Rogalin. In his last will and testament, Count Raczyński bequeathed his family's palace in Rogalin, and his library to the Polish nation. He was the longest living head of state in Poland's history and one of the very few centenarians among European politicians of the 20th century. In 2004, a blue plaque was installed on the house where he lived and died, No. 8 Lennox Gardens in Brompton. Honours Order of the White Eagle (Poland) Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland) Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX from the Pope Doctor Honoris Causa of the Polish University Abroad, London, in 1982; Jagellonian University in 1992 Honorary citizen of the cities of Kraków and Poznań Family In 1925, Edward Raczyński married Joyous Markham, daughter of a British coal mining mogul, Sir Arthur Markham, 1st Baronet, but she died in 1931. On August 25, 1932, he married his second wife, Cecylia Maria Jaroszyńska, by whom he had three daughters: Wanda Dembińska née Raczyńska (1933-2016), wife of Capt. Ryszard Dembiński (1924-2008), who was chairman of the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in 1979-2003 Viridianna Rey, née Raczyńska (b. 1935), wife of Count Xawery Rey (1934–1987) Katarzyna Raczyńska (b. 1939) In 1962, his second wife Cecylia died. In 1991, at the age of 99, Edward Raczyński married his third wife, Aniela Lilpop (daughter of architect, Franciszek Lilpop), thus legalizing a union of many years. Bibliography Raczyński's Works Edward Raczyński, The British-Polish Alliance, Its Origin and Meaning; London 1948 Edward Raczyński, W sojuszniczym Londynie. Dziennik ambasadora Edwarda Raczyńskiego 1939–1945; London 1960. Edward Raczynski, "In Allied London. The Wartime diaries of the Polish Ambassador", London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1962. Omar Khayyám, Rubayat. Polish translation by Edward Raczyński, London, 1960. Edward Raczyński, Rogalin i jego mieszkańcy. London, 1969. Edward Raczyński, Pani Róża (a Biography of his mother), London 1969. Edward Raczyński, Od Narcyza Kulikowskiego do Winstona Churchilla. London 1976 Edward Raczynski (with Tadeusz Zenczykowski), "Od Genewy do Jalty. Rozmowy radiowe", London, Puls, 1988. Edward Raczyński, Czas wielkich zmian. Paris 1990. Family History Simon Konarski, Armorial de la Noblesse Polonaise titrée, Paris 1958 Raczyński's Biography Krzysztof Kania,