Władysław_Grzegorz_Branicki

Władysław Grzegorz Branicki

Władysław Grzegorz Branicki

Polish noble


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.

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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:

Honours and awards

Bibliography

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

References

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



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