Władysław Grzegorz Branicki

Polish noble

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 general in the Russian military.^[1]^[2] 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.

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:

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