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Franciszek Ksawery Branicki
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| Franciszek Ksawery Branicki | ||
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| Noble Family | Branicki | |
| Coat of Arms | Korczak | |
| Parents | Piotr Branicki Melania Teresa Szembek |
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| Consorts | Aleksandra von Engelhard | |
| Children | with Aleksandra von Engelhard Katarzyna Branicka Aleksander Branicki Władysław Grzegorz Branicki Zofia Branicka Elżbieta Branicka |
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| Date of Birth | 1730 | |
| Place of Birth | ? | |
| Date of Death | April, 1819 | |
| Place of Death | Biała Cerkiew, Poland (now Ukraine) |
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Franciszek Ksawery Branicki (1730-1819) was a Polish nobleman, magnate and one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation.
Great Crown Podstoli in 1764, Ambassador in Berlin in 1765, Master of the Hunt of the Crown in 1766-1773, Artillery General of Lithuania in 1768-1773, Field Crown Hetman in 1773 and Great Crown Hetman of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1774-1794.
Awarded with White Eagle Order in December 1764. He married Aleksandra von Engelhard in 1781.
Opponent of the reforms of the Great Sejm (1788-1792), supporter of the Targowica Confederation.
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