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Władysław Grzegorz Branicki
Polish noble (1783-1843)
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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. 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 Russia.
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:
Franciszek Ksawery Branicki (1816–1879), 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
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)
Count Władysław Grzegorz Branicki was a Polish nobleman, senator and general in the Russian military. He was a putative grandson of Catherine the Great, through his maternal line.
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