Władysław Grzegorz Branicki
Władysław Grzegorz Branicki | |
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Coat of arms | Korczak![]() |
Born | Warsaw | 25 February 1783
Died | 1843 (aged 59–60) Warsaw |
Buried | Biała Cerkiew |
Noble family | Branicki |
Consort | Countess Róża Potocka |
Father | Count Franciszek Ksawery Branicki |
Mother | Aleksandra 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
[edit]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
[edit]- Order of the White Eagle
- Order of St. Anna, 1st class
- Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class
- Order of Saint George, 4th class
- Order of St. John of Jerusalem (Russia)
- Pour le Mérite (Prussia)
- Order of the Red Eagle (Prussia)
- Kulm Cross
- Gold Sword for Bravery
- Order of Leopold (Austria)
- Military Order of Max Joseph (Bavaria)
- Iron Cross of 1813 (Prussia)
- Order of Military Merit, (Württemberg)
- Order of Military Merit (France)
Bibliography
[edit]- Polski Słownik Biograficzny t. 2 s. 412
- Marek Ruszczyc, Dzieje rodu i fortuny Branickich, Warszawa 1991
References
[edit]- ^ "Władysław Grzegorz hr. Branicki h. Korczak".
- ^ "Genealogia dynastyczna". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17.