Count Xavier Branicki

Xavier Branicki
Born	Template:Birth date Warsaw, Poland
Died	November 20, 1879(1879-11-20) (aged 63)
Occupation(s)	Aristocrat, political commentator, financier, art patron, benefactor
Years active	19th century
Known for	Renovation of Château de Montrésor; co-founder of Crédit Foncier de France

Count Xavier Branicki (Polish: , French: ; born 26 October 1816, died 20 November 1879) was a Polish aristocrat, political émigré, and landowner who later became a French citizen.

Biography

Branicki distinguished himself as a political commentator, financier, art patron, and benefactor. He possessed and undertook the renovation of the Château de Montrésor along with its surrounding lands in France. Originating from an influential magnate lineage with vast estates in the Duchy of Lithuania and Ukraine—partly connected to Catherine the Great—he was also associated with the close circle of Napoleon III. Additionally, Branicki played a key role in establishing the Crédit Foncier de France, a financial institution that continues to operate today.

Publications

His literary contributions predominantly addressed economic and political subjects:

• Libération de la France par un impôt sur le capital (1871)
• L'impôt sur le capital, libérateur de la contribution de guerre – Moyens pratiques de l'appliquer (1871)
• La politique du passé et la politique de l'avenir, esquisse d'une constitution (1876)
• Les nationalités slaves : lettres au R. P. Gagarin (1879)

See also

• List of Poles
• Louis Wolowski

External links

• Chateau de Montresor