House of Branicki (Korczak)
Coat of Arms of the Branicki family.
Franciszek Ksawery Branicki
The Branicki (plural: Braniccy) was a Polish aristocratic family. The family acquired influence in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 18th century.
History
The creator of the fortune and power of the Branicki of Korczak Coat of Arms family was Franciszek Ksawery Branicki. He acquiesced in the infamous Targowica Confederation which resulted in the partitions of Poland.
Coat of Arms
The Branicki family used the Korczak Coat of Arms.
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Coat of Arms of Counts Branicki
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Coat of Arms of Counts Branicki
Notable members
- Piotr Branicki (died 1762), castelan of Bracław
- Franciszek Ksawery Branicki (c. 1730-1819), Great Hetman of the Crown, member of the Targowica Confederation
- Elżbieta Branicka (c. 1734-1800), mother of Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha
- Władysław Grzegorz Branicki (1783-1843), owner of land estate in Biała Cerkiew
- Zofia Branicka (1790–1879), wife of Artur Potocki
- Ksawery Branicki (c. 1816-1879), political activist in France (Great Emigration)
- Eliza Krasińska, née Branicka (1820-1876), wife of poet Zygmunt Krasiński
- Aleksander Branicki, owner of land estate in Sucha, collector, traveller, naturalist
- Konstanty Branicki (1824-1884), ornithologist, collector, traveller
- Katarzyna Branicka (1825–1907), wife of Adam Józef Potocki
- Władysław Michał Branicki (1826-1884), owner of land estate in Biała Cerkiew
- Władysław Branicki (1848-1914), owner of land estate in Sucha
- Ksawery Branicki (1864-1926), naturalist, landowner, since 1892 owner of Wilanów
- Adam Branicki (1892-1947), the last male member of the Branicki family of the Korczak Coat of Arms and last owner of Wilanów (before the nationalisation)
- Anna Branicka-Wolska (1924), the last living female of the Branicki family of the Korczak Coat of Arms, wife of Tadeusz Wolski
- Beata Maria Branicka (1926-1988), member of the Armia Krajowa, she participated in the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, wife of Leszek Rybiński
Palaces
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Ruins of the Palace in Aleksandria near Biała Cerkiew
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Winter Palace in w Biała Cerkiew
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Castle in Sucha Beskidzka
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Palace in Natolin
See also
- Branicki (Gryf) family