Władysław Grzegorz Branicki

Władysław Grzegorz Branicki
Count
Coat of arms	Korczak
Born	(1783-02-25)25 February 1783 Warsaw
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 Russian general.

He was owner of Biała Cerkiew estates. He became senator and adviser in Russia.

Marriage and issue

Władysław Grzegorz married Countess Róża Potocka, officially the daughter of Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki and Józefina Amalia Mniszech, in 1813 and had seven children:

• Franciszek Ksawery Branicki (1816–1881), 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

• 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

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