Branicki
The noble coat of arms of the von Branicki family, Korczak community of coats of arms
The coats of arms of the family of Branicki, crest Community Gryf
Branicki is an important Polish noble family of Szlachta . The feminine form of the name is Branicka .
The noble Branicki family consisted of two lines, an older line that belonged to the Gryf coat of arms (extinct in the male line in the 18th century) and a younger line that carried the Korczak coat of arms and died out with Adam Branicki († 1947) in the male line.
Significant bearers of this name were / are among others:
- Jan Klemens Branicki de Gryf (1689–1771), field and grand hetman of the Polish crown
- Franz Xaver Graf Branicki (1730-1819) was chamberlain (podstoli) of the Polish King Stanislaus Poniatowski , who showered him with honors. He was also field and grand hetman of the Polish Crown, co-founder of the Targowica Confederation. The Grand Marshal of the Crown was married to Alexandra Baronesse Engelhardt, a niece of Prince Gregor Potemkin , the favorite of Tsarina Catherine II. In March and April 1765 he stayed in Berlin as the Polish king's envoy to negotiate with Frederick the Great.
Footnotes
- ↑ Pronounced: "Branizki"