Jan Klemens Branicki
Count Jan Klemens von Branicki (spr. -Itzki ) (from the Gryf family of magnates; * 1689 in Tykocin , † October 9, 1771 in Białystok ) was a grand hetman of the Polish crown .
Live and act
In his youth he served in the French army, returned to Poland in 1715 and belonged to the confederation that forced August II in 1716 to dismiss the Saxon troops . From August III. Appointed starost , grand hetman of the crown , castellan of Krakow and first secular senator , after his death in 1763 he belonged to the republican party and was supposed to become king himself, but had to flee from the monarchical party of the Czartoryski , supported by Russia and Prussia , whereupon he settled in Hungary stayed until he was allowed to return in 1765 under King Stanislaus II , his brother-in-law.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Branicki, Count von Branice, Ruczcza and Tykocin, Johann Kasimir (expressly deviates in the first name) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 2nd part. Publishing house of the typographic-literary-artistic establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1857, p. 115 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Polski Słownik Biograficzny , Volume 2, Warsaw 1936, pp. 404-407
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Branicki, Jan Klemens |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Branicki, Jan Klemens von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish Crown General |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1689 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tykocin |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 9, 1771 |
| Place of death | Białystok |