Aleksander Branicki

Branicki was born in Byla Tserkva (now in Ukraine) to Władysław Grzegorz and Róża née Potocki.

He grew up in St Petersburg and for his participation in the January Uprising, he was sent by the Tsarist authorities to Saratov and then banished from his home.

In 1843 he inherited the fortunes of his father and moved to purchase Sucha Castle in Beskid Makowski (then part of Galicia) from Ludwik Filip de Saint-Genois.

[1] Along with his brother Konstanty, they established a large collection of natural history specimens.

[2] Branicki married Nina Anna Hołyńska (1824–1907) of the Klamry family and they had a son, Władysław (1848-1914).