Branicki (Korczak)

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 .

The Branicki family used the Korczak coat of arms .

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
El?bieta 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 Krasi?ska, nee Branicka (1820?1876), wife of poet Zygmunt Krasi?ski
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 Jozef 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 Wilanow
Adam Branicki (1892?1947), the last male member of the Branicki family of the Korczak Coat of Arms and last owner of Wilanow (before nationalisation)
Anna Branicka-Wolska (1924-2023), 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 Rybi?ski