Jan Klemens Branicki

Count Jan Klemens Branicki
House of Branicki
Spouse(s)	Katarzyna Barbara Radziwiłł Barbara Szembek Izabella Poniatowska
Father	Stefan Mikołaj Branicki
Mother	Katarzyna Scholastyka Sapieha
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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 18th century, owner of 12 towns, 257 villages and 17 palaces. He was the last male representative of the Branicki family.

He was a recipient of the Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece.

Biography

He was the son of the

. Jan had three wives:

The first wife was Princess Katarzyna Barbara Radziwiłł, the daughter of Count and

.

His second wife was Barbara Szembek in 1732; this marriage ended in a divorce.

His third and last wife was

, whom he married in 1748.

He was

(starosta brański, bielski, mościcki, janowski, bohuslawski, złotoryjski, krośnienski, jezierzyski).

Branicki was one of the most powerful and influential magnates in

Familia

".

He sympathized with confederates of the

. At that time Białystok began to develop. In 1745 he established a military and engineer school and a theatre.

In 1763–1764 he ran in the election for the King of Poland, but was beaten by his brother-in-law Stanisław Poniatowski.

Marriage and issue

He married three times:

1. Princess Katarzyna Barbara Maria Radziwillówna (Biała Podlaska, 6 December 1693 - Białystok, 16 October 1730) in Biała Podlaska, on 1 October 1720
2. Barbara Szembekówna in 1732 and divorced
3. Izabella Poniatowska on 19 November 1748 with no issue.

Awards

• Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, since 1726.
• Order of the Golden Fleece (Spanish Order)

Bibliography

• Władysław Konopczyński: Branicki Jan Klemens. W: Polski Słownik Biograficzny. T. 2: Beyzym Jan – Brownsford Marja. Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności – Skład Główny w Księgarniach Gebethnera i Wolffa, 1936, s. 404–407. Reprint: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, Kraków 1989,
  ISBN 83-04-03291-0
• Alina Sztachelska-Kokoczka Magnackie dobra Jana Klemensa Branickiego, 2006

References

External links

• http://www.wilanow-palac.pl/jan_klemens_branicki_1689_1771_hetman_abnegat.html
• Karol Łopatecki: O instytucji dożywocia na przykładzie małżeństwa Jana Klemensa i Izabeli Branickich, „Krakowskie Studia z Historii Państwa i Prawa” 9 (2016), 1, pp. 39–66.

See also

• Branicki Palace
• Białystok