Noble family House of Branicki Name Jan Branicki Children Krystyna Branicka | Signature Role Count Branicki Grandchildren Teresa Sapieha | |
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Father Stefan Mikolaj Branicki Mother Katarzyna Scholastyka Sapieha Spouse Izabella Poniatowska (m. 1748), Barbara Szembekowna (m. 1732), Katarzyna Barbara Radziwill (m. 1720) Parents Stefan Mikolaj Branicki, Katarzyna Scholastyka Sapieha Similar People Izabella Poniatowska, Stanislaw Poniatowski, Stanislaw August Poniatowski, Andrzej Mokronowski, Tylman van Gameren | ||
Jan klemens branicki leniwy hetman z imprezowym rozmachem ale historia odc 121
Count Jan Klemens Branicki (also known as Jan Kazimierz Branicki) (21 September 1689 – 9 October 1771) was a Polish nobleman, magnate and Hetman, Field Crown Hetman of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth between 1735 and 1752, and Great Crown Hetman between 1752 and 1771. One of the wealthiest Polish magnates in the 17th century, owner of 12 towns, 257 villages and 17 palaces. He was the last male representative of the Branicki family.
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- Jan klemens branicki leniwy hetman z imprezowym rozmachem ale historia odc 121
- Biography
- Marriage and issue
- Awards
- References
He was a recipient of the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece.
Biography
He was the son of the Palatine of Podlaskie Voivodeship Stefan Mikolaj Branicki and Katarzyna Scholastyka Sapieha, the daughter of Hetman Kazimierz Jan Sapieha. Jan had three wives. The first one was the daughter of Court and Grand Marshal Karol Stanislaw Radziwill, Princess Katarzyna Barbara Radziwill, that he married on 1 October 1720 in Biala Podlaska.
His second wife was Barbara Szembek since 1732, the marriage ended in a divorce. His last wife was the daughter of the magnate Stanislaw Poniatowski, Izabella Poniatowska, whom he married in 1748.
He was Podczaszy of Lithuania (podczaszy litewski) in 1723, Grand Standard-Bearer of the Crown (chorazy wielki koronny) in 1724, commander of an infantry regiment (szef regimentu pieszego) in 1726, Artillery General of the Crown (general artylerii koronnej) in 1728, hetman polny koronny in 1735, Palatine of Krakow Voivodship (wojewoda krakowski) in 1746, hetman wielki koronny in 1752 and Castellan of Krakow (kasztelan krakowski) in 1762. He was the Starost of Bransk, Bielsk Podlaski, Moscisk, Janow Lubelski, Bohuslaw, Zlotoria, Krosno and Jezierzysk (starosta branski, bielski, moscicki, janowski, bohuslawski, zlotoryjski, krosnienski, jezierzyski).
Branicki was one of the most powerful and influential magnates in Poland of the 18th century. He was leader of the magnates party. Connected with the Radziwill and Potocki families and an opponent of the "Familia".
He sympatized with confederates of the Radom Confederation and the Confederation of Bar. Branicki was owner of Bialystok. At that time Bialystok began to develop. In 1745 he established a military and engineer school and a theatre.
In 1763–1764 he ran in the election of the King of Poland, but was beaten by his brother-in-law Stanislaw Poniatowski.
Marriage and issue
He married firstly in Biala Podlaska, on 1 October 1720, Princess Katarzyna Barbara Maria Radziwillowna (Biala Podlaska, 6 December 1693 - Bialystok, 16 October 1730), secondly in 1732 and divorced Barbara Szembekowna, and thirdly on 19 November 1748 to Izabella Poniatowska and had no issue.