Branicki (Korczak)

Their progenitor was named Paweł, and two of his sons, Jan and Sebastian [pl], were part of the Gniezno chapter.

According to Adam Boniecki [pl], the ancestral seat of the Branicki family was most likely located in Branica in the Lublin region, while Teodor Żychliński writes that they took their surname from Brańcza in the Bełz land, which, as he claims, belonged to them in the 15th century.

[3] Teresa Zielińska [pl] concludes that Boniecki was "closest to the truth", citing 16th-century noble court records made in connection with the settlement of property rights to Branica and Zbylutów, in which some members of the family are mentioned.

[4][5] According to her, most probably in the late 16th or at the start of the 17th century, some of the Branickis migrated farther east within the Kingdom of Poland, such as the lands of Halicz and Bełz.

[7] They rose to significant power and fortune with Franciszek Ksawery Branicki, Great Crown Hetman and one of the leaders of the Targowica Confederation, who amassed large wealth in both money and land.