Count Władysław Grzegorz Branicki (25 February 1783 in

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– 27 August 1843 in Warsaw) was a Polish

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, senator and general in the Russian military. 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

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Marriage and issue

In 1813 Władysław Grzegorz married Countess

Róża Potocka The House of Potocki (; plural: Potoccy, male: Potocki, feminine: Potocka) was a prominent Polish noble family in the Kingdom of Poland and magnates of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Potocki family is one of the wealthiest and ...

, officially the daughter of

Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki Count Stanisław Szczęsny Feliks Potocki (; 1751–1805), of the Piława coat of arms, known as Szczęsny PotockiE. Rostworowski, Potocki Stanisław Szczęsny (Feliks) herbu Pilawa, n:Polski Słownik Biograficzny, t. XXVIII, Wrocław–Warsza ...

and the artist, Józefina Amalia Mniszech. They had seven children: *

Franciszek Ksawery Branicki Franciszek Ksawery Branicki (1730–1819) was a Polish nobleman, magnate, French count, diplomat, politician, military commander, and one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation. Many consider him to have been a traitor who participated wit ...

(1816–1879), married to Countess Pelagia Zamoyska Rembielińska * Eliza Branicka (1820–1876), married first, Count

Zygmunt Krasiński Napoleon Stanisław Adam Feliks Zygmunt Krasiński (; 19 February 1812 – 23 February 1859) was a Polish poet traditionally ranked after Adam Mickiewicz and Juliusz Słowacki as one of Poland's Three Bards – the Romantic poets who influence ...

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

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(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

* Order of the White Eagle *

Order of St. Anna The Imperial Order of Saint Anna (russian: Орден Святой Анны; also "Order of Saint Anne" or "Order of Saint Ann") was a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry. It was established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holst ...

, 1st class *

Order of St. Vladimir The Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir (russian: орден Святого Владимира) was an Imperial Russian order established on by Empress Catherine II in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptize ...

, 3rd class *

Order of Saint George The Order of Saint George (russian: Орден Святого Георгия, Orden Svyatogo Georgiya) is the highest military decoration of the Russian Federation. Originally established on 26 November 1769 Julian (7 December 1769 Gregorian) a ...

, 4th class * Order of St. John of Jerusalem (Russia) *

Pour le Mérite The ' (; , ) is an order of merit (german: Verdienstorden) established in 1740 by King Frederick II of Prussia. The was awarded as both a military and civil honour and ranked, along with the Order of the Black Eagle, the Order of the Red Eag ...

(Prussia) *

Order of the Red Eagle The Order of the Red Eagle (german: Roter Adlerorden) was an order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was awarded to both military personnel and civilians, to recognize valor in combat, excellence in military leadership, long and faithful se ...

(Prussia) * Kulm Cross *

Gold Sword for Bravery The Gold Sword for Bravery (russian: Золотое оружие "За храбрость") was a Russian award for bravery. It was set up with two grades on 27 July 1720 by Peter the Great, reclassified as a public order in 1807 and abolished ...

Order of Leopold (Austria) The Austrian Imperial Order of Leopold (german: Österreichisch-kaiserlicher Leopold-Orden) was founded by Franz I of Austria on 8 January 1808. The order's statutes stipulated only three grades: Grand Cross, Commander and Knight. During the wa ...

Military Order of Max Joseph The Military Order of Max Joseph (german: Militär-Max-Joseph-Orden) was the highest military order of the Kingdom of Bavaria. It was founded on 1 January 1806 by Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, the first king of Bavaria. The order came in th ...

(Bavaria) *

Iron Cross The Iron Cross (german: link=no, Eisernes Kreuz, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). King Frederick William III of Prussia es ...

of 1813 (Prussia) * Order of Military Merit, (Württemberg) *

Order of Military Merit (France) , eligibility = Non-Catholic military officers , for = Military merit , status = Temporarily abolished in 1830 by the July Revolution of France , founder = Louis XV of France , higher = Order of Saint Michael , same = Order of Saint Louis , ...

Bibliography

* ''Polski Słownik Biograficzny'' t. 2 s. 412 * Marek Ruszczyc, ''Dzieje rodu i fortuny Branickich'', Warszawa 1991

References

1783 births 1843 deaths Polish generals in the Imperial Russian Army Wladyslaw Grzegorz Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Russia) Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class) Recipients of the Gold Sword for Bravery Recipients of the Military Order of Max Joseph Recipients of the Order of Military Merit (France) Recipients of the Iron Cross (1813) Knights Hospitaller Russian military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars 19th-century Polish landowners {{Poland-politician-stub