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Korczak coat of arms of the Branicki family
The House of Branicki (plural: Braniccy) was a powerful Polish aristocratic family. The family acquired influence in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 18th century.
History[edit]
The Braniccy of Korczak coat of arms most likely originated in Branica in Lublin region.[1] They rose to power and fortune with Franciszek Ksawery Branicki, Great Crown Hetman and one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation.
Coat of arms[edit]
The Branicki family used the Korczak coat of arms.
Notable members[edit]
- Piotr Branicki (died 1762), castelan of Bracław
- Franciszek Ksawery Branicki (c. 1730–1819), Great Hetman of the Crown, member of the Targowica Confederation, first in the family to be owner of land estate in Biała Cerkiew
- 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
- Franciszek Ksawery Branicki (1816–1879), financier and 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 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[edit]
Ruins of the Palace in Aleksandria near Biała Cerkiew
Winter Palace in w Biała Cerkiew
Castle in Sucha Beskidzka
Branicki Palace in Warsaw (Nowy Świat)
Palace in Natolin
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