![]() ![]() On 18 January 1771 Branicki arrived in St. In 1770, during the crisis in Russian-Polish relations, king Stanisław II Augustus, appointed him as his envoy to the Russian Empire, without consulting with the powerful Czartoryski family, who were normally responsible for nominating envoys, Sejm Marshals and Hetmans. On 19 June 1768, together with Russian troops, he captured the city of Bar in Ruthenia, which served as the Bar's headquarters. In 1767, as a member of the Repnin Sejm of Sochaczew, he became a member of the pro-Russian delegation, which was created under the Russian envoy Nikolai Repnin in order to review the function of the government of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.Īs a commander, Branicki decided to side with the king and faithfully led the Royal Polish Army in the years 1768–1772 and helped to suppress the supporters of the Bar Confederation who were Polish patriots. In 1766, he gave a speech in the Sejm on behalf of Halicz county.īranicki was a strong supporter and member of the Radom Confederation and mostly focused on how to weaken the influence of Karol Stanisław "Panie Kochanku" Radziwiłł and possibly, on how to deprive Radziwiłł of his fortune. Branicki later became a member of the Military Commission of the Crown. In 1764, Branicki was one of the Electors of Stanisław August Poniatowski who reigned as Stanisław II August. He became a member of the Polish Sajm in 1762 representing the Ruthenian Voivodeship (later known as Galicia). In 1765, he became a Knight of the Order of Saint Stanislaus. For his services in the French army Louis XV awarded him the title of count, however, in Poland, prior to the partitions, the title was not officially recognized by parliament. He distinguished himself at the battle of Sarbinowo (Zorndorf) in 1758 while commanding a squadron of Russian cavalry. He started his career as a soldier in the Seven Years' War, firstly in the Russian Imperial army and later with the French. She was supposed niece of Prince Potemkin, which made him the putative son-in-law of Empress Catherine of Russia. He married Aleksandra von Engelhardt, member of the powerful Engelhardt family. ![]() However, he escaped the death penalty.īranicki was awarded the Order of the White Eagle in December 1764. He opposed the reforms of the Great Sejm (1788–1792), and supported the Hetman Party instead.ĭuring the Kościuszko Uprising (1794) he was sentenced by the Supreme Criminal Court, in absentia, to hang for treason, witness his decades long pro-Russian stance and anti-patriotic politics and plotting against the state, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. In 1774, Stanisław August Poniatowski ceded to him, as mark of his confidence and esteem, the immense estate of Bila Tserkva in the Kiev Voivodeship. He was appointed Great Crown Podstoli in 1764, Ambassador to Berlin in 1765, Master of the Hunt of the Crown in 1766–1773, Artillery General of Lithuania in 1768–1773, Ambassador to Moscow in 1771, Crown Hetman in 1773 and was Great Crown Hetman of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth between 17. ![]() He was the brother of Princess Elżbieta Sapieha. Many consider him to have been a traitor who participated with the Russians in the dismemberment of his nation.īorn into the mighty House of Branicki, he was the son Piotr Branicki, Chorąży of Halicz, Castellan of Bratslav (1708-1762) and his wife, Melania Teresa Szembek (b. Barwałd Górny, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealthįranciszek Ksawery Branicki (1730–1819) was a Polish nobleman, magnate, French count, diplomat, politician, military commander, and one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation. ![]()
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