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{{Short description|Polish nobleman (1689–1771)}}
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<caption><font size="+1">'''Jan Klemens Branicki'''</font></caption>
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<tr valign=top><td>'''Nobel Family'''<td>[[Branicki]]
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<tr valign=top><td>'''[[Polish heraldry|Coat of Arms]]'''<td>[[Gryf Coat of Arms|Gryf]]
<tr| valign=top><td>'''Consorts'''<td>[[Katarzynaspouse Barbara Radziwill| = Katarzyna Barbara Radziwi&#322;&#322;]]Radziwiłł<br>[[Barbara Szembek]]<br>[[Izabella Poniatowska]]
<tr valign=top><td>'''Parents'''<td>[[Stefan Mikolaj Branicki|Stefan Miko&#322;aj Branicki]]<br>[[Katarzyna Scholastyka Sapieha]]
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<tr valign=top><td>'''Consorts'''<td>[[Katarzyna Barbara Radziwill|Katarzyna Barbara Radziwi&#322;&#322;]]<br>[[Barbara Szembek]]<br>[[Izabella Poniatowska]]
| father =Stefan Mikołaj Branicki
<tr valign=top><td>'''Children'''<td>with [[Katarzyna Barbara Radziwill|Katarzyna Barbara Radziwi&#322;&#322;]]<br>[[Krystyna Branicka]]
| mother =Katarzyna Scholastyka Sapieha
<tr valign=top><td>'''Date of Birth'''<td>[[September 21]], [[1689]]
| birth_date ={{birth date|1689|9|21|df=y}}<br>[[Tykocin]] or [[Białystok]], [[Poland]]
<tr valign=top><td>'''Place of Birth'''<td>[[Tyczyn]], [[Poland]]
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<tr valign=top><td>'''Date of Death'''<td>[[October 9]], [[1771]]
| death_date ={{death date and age|1771|10|9|1689|9|21|df=y}}<br>[[Białystok]], [[Poland]]
<tr valign=top><td>'''Place of Death'''<td>?, [[Poland]]
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'''Count Jan Klemens Branicki''' ([[also known as '''Jan Kazimierz Branicki'''; 21 September 1689]]-[[ – 9 October 1771]]) was a [[Polandszlachta|Polish nobleman]], [[szlachcicmagnate]], and [[magnateHetman]], Field Crown [[Hetman]] of the [[Polish-LithuanianPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] inbetween [[1735]]-[[ and 1752]], and Great Crown [[Hetman]] inbetween [[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 [[Order of the Golden Fleece|Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece]].
[[Podczaszy]] of Lithuania in [[1723]], [[Voivode]] of [[Kraków]] in [[1746]], [[Castellan]] of [[Kraków]] in [[1762]], [[Starost]] bra&#324;ski, bielski, mo&#347;cicki, janowski, bohu&#347;tawski, z&#322;otoryjski, kro&#347;nie&#324;ski, jezierzyski.
 
==Biography==
Branicki started in election of the king of [[Poland]], but he was beaten by his brother-in-law [[Stanislaw August Poniatowski|Stanislaw Poniatowski]]. Awarded with [[Order of the White Eagle|White Eagle Order]] in [[1726]].
He was the son of the [[voivode|Palatine]] of [[Podlaskie Voivodeship]] Stefan Mikołaj Branicki and Katarzyna Scholastyka Sapieha, the daughter of Hetman [[Jan Kazimierz Sapieha the Younger|Kazimierz Jan Sapieha]]. Jan had three wives:
 
The first wife was Princess Katarzyna Barbara Radziwiłł, the daughter of Count and [[Grand Marshal]] [[Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł (1669-1719)|Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł]], whom he married on 1 October 1720 in [[Biała Podlaska]].
[[File:Brama wjazdowa do Pałacu Branickich Białystok Mariag36.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Griffin Gate in [[Białystok]]]]
His second wife was Barbara Szembek in 1732; this marriage ended in a divorce.
 
His third and last wife was [[Izabella Poniatowska]], the daughter of the magnate [[Stanisław Poniatowski (1676-1762)|Stanisław Poniatowski]], whom he married in 1748.
 
He was [[Podczaszy]] of Lithuania (''podczaszy litewski'') in 1723, [[Great Chorąży of the Crown|Grand Standard-Bearer of the Crown]] (''chorąży wielki koronny'') in 1724, commander of an infantry regiment (''szef regimentu pieszego'') in 1726, Artillery General of the Crown (''generał artylerii koronnej'') in 1728, ''hetman polny koronny'' in 1735, [[voivode|Palatine]] of [[Kraków Voivodeship (14th century – 1795)|Kraków Voivodship]] (''wojewoda krakowski'') in 1746, ''hetman wielki koronny'' in 1752 and [[Castellan]] of [[Kraków]] (''kasztelan krakowski'') in 1762. He was the [[Starost]] of [[Brańsk]],<ref>Urzędnicy centralni i nadworni Polski XIV-XVIII wieku, Kórnik 1992, s. 29.</ref> [[Bielsk Podlaski]], [[Mościsk]], [[Janów Lubelski]], [[Bogusław, Lublin Voivodeship|Bohusław]], [[Złotoryja]], [[Krośno]] and [[Jezierzysk]] (''starosta brański, bielski, mościcki, janowski, bohuslawski, złotoryjski, krośnienski, jezierzyski'').
 
Branicki was one of the most powerful and influential magnates in [[Poland]] of the 18th century. He was the leader of the magnates party. Connected with the [[Radziwiłł]] and [[Potocki]] families and an opponent of the "[[Familia (Polish political party)|Familia]]".
 
He sympathized with confederates of the [[Radom Confederation]] and the [[Confederation of Bar]]. Branicki was the owner of [[Białystok]]. 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 [[Royal elections in Poland|election]] for the King of [[Poland]], but was beaten by his brother-in-law [[Stanisław August Poniatowski|Stanisław Poniatowski]].
 
==Marriage and issue==
He married three times:
#Princess Katarzyna Barbara Maria Radziwillówna ([[Biała Podlaska]], 6 December 1693 - [[Białystok]], 16 October 1730) in [[Biała Podlaska]], on 1 October 1720
#Barbara Szembekówna in 1732 and divorced
#[[Izabella Poniatowska]] on 19 November 1748 with no issue.
 
==Awards==
* Knight of the [[Order of the White Eagle (Poland)|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}}
* [http://pbc.biaman.pl/dlibra/docmetadata?id=2479&from=latest Alina Sztachelska-Kokoczka ''Magnackie dobra Jana Klemensa Branickiego'', 2006]
 
==References==
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==External links==
* http://www.wilanow-palac.pl/jan_klemens_branicki_1689_1771_hetman_abnegat.html
*Karol Łopatecki: [https://www.academia.edu/42078517/Karol_%C5%81opatecki_O_instytucji_do%C5%BCywocia_na_przyk%C5%82adzie_ma%C5%82%C5%BCe%C5%84stwa_Jana_Klemensa_i_Izabeli_Branickich_Krakowskie_Studia_z_Historii_Pa%C5%84stwa_i_Prawa_9_2016_1_s._39-66 O instytucji dożywocia na przykładzie małżeństwa Jana Klemensa i Izabeli Branickich], „[[Krakowskie Studia z Historii Państwa i Prawa]]” 9 (2016), 1, pp.&nbsp;39–66.
 
==See also==
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* [[Branicki Palace, Białystok|Branicki Palace]]
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* [[Białystok]]
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