Władysław Grzegorz Branicki

Count Władysław Grzegorz Branicki (25 February 1783 in Warsaw – 27 August 1843 in Warsaw) was a Polish nobleman, senator and general in the Russian military.[1][2] He was a putative grandson of Catherine the Great, through his maternal line.

Władysław Grzegorz Branicki
Count
Coat of armsKorczak
Born(1783-02-25)25 February 1783
Warsaw
Died1843 (aged 5960)
Warsaw
BuriedBiała Cerkiew
Noble familyBranicki
ConsortCountess Róża Potocka
FatherCount Franciszek Ksawery Branicki
MotherAleksandra von Engelbrandt

He was owner of the immense Biała Cerkiew estates. After an army career where he was much decorated, he became a senator and political adviser in Russia.

Marriage and issue

In 1813 Władysław Grzegorz married Countess Róża Potocka, officially the daughter of Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki and the artist, Józefina Amalia Mniszech. They had seven children:

  • Franciszek Ksawery Branicki (1816–1879), married to Countess Pelagia Zamoyska Rembielińska
  • Eliza Branicka (1820–1876), married first, Count Zygmunt Krasiński then his brother, Ludwik Krasiński
  • Aleksander Branicki (1821–1877), married Anna Ninna Hołyńska Klamry coat of arms
  • Zofia Katarzyna Branicka (1821 or 1824–1886), married Prince Livio Erba-Odescalchi (1805–1885)
  • Konstanty Grzegorz Branicki (1824–1884), married Countess Jadwiga Potocka
  • Katarzyna Branicka (1825–1907), married Count Adam Józef Potocki
  • Władysław Michał Branicki (1826–1884), inherited Biała Cerkiew (due to his eldest brother's forced exile), married Princess Maria Aniela Sapieha

Honours and awards

Bibliography

  • Polski Słownik Biograficzny t. 2 s. 412
  • Marek Ruszczyc, Dzieje rodu i fortuny Branickich, Warszawa 1991
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