Władysław Grzegorz Branicki

Władysław Grzegorz Branicki
Count
Coat of armsKorczak
Born(1783-02-25)25 February 1783
Warsaw
Died1843 (aged 59–60)
Warsaw
BuriedBiała Cerkiew
Noble familyBranicki
ConsortCountess Róża Potocka
FatherCount Franciszek Ksawery Branicki
MotherAleksandra von Engelbrandt

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.

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

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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:

Honours and awards

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Bibliography

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

References

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  1. ^ "Władysław Grzegorz hr. Branicki h. Korczak".
  2. ^ "Genealogia dynastyczna". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17.