Genealogical and Historical Research on the Branicki Family
A documented family lineage connecting the historic Branicki family to Jennah Karthes de Branicka through nine generations.
Based on archival and historical sources, this genealogy traces the Branicki lineage and the direct descent to Jennah Karthes de Branicka.
The documented line begins with Jan Klemens Branicki (1689-1771), one of the most prominent noble figures of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. It continues through Franz Xaver Branicki (1730-1819) and Anna Selma de Branicka I (1766-1839), from whom the de Branicka branch descends.
The subsequent generations are represented by Friedrich Branicki (1794-1876), Karl Branicki (1821-1892), and Alexander Branicki (1855-1928), reflecting the continuity of the family line across the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
The lineage then continues through Anna Selma Siegen, née de Branicka (1906-1987), and her daughter Rosemarie Ilse Siegen (1942-2025).
Jennah Karthes de Branicka (born 1982) represents the ninth documented generation in this line of descent from Jan Klemens Branicki.
The genealogy is supported by archival records, historical documents, family records, and genealogical research, with particular emphasis on documentary evidence, chronological consistency, and source verification.
Ancestor Gallery
A collection of ancestral portraits, family histories, noble titles, and biographies that preserve the history and heritage of the family.
Franz Xaver Branicki
(1730 - 1819)
Franciszek Ksawery Branicki (c. 1730-1819, Bila Tserkva) was a Polish General Adjutant and Grand Hetman of the Crown. He was also known by the name Franz Xaver Count Branicki.
Alexandra Engelhardt
(Branicka)
(1754 - 1838)
Alexandra Branicka, also known as Alexandra Vasilyevna Branitskaya or Alexandra von Engelhardt (Russian: Александра Васильевна Браницкая) (born 1754 in Saint Petersburg; died 15 September 1838 in Bila Tserkva), was a Russian noblewoman, lady-in-waiting, and personal attendant to Empress Catherine II of Russia. She was the niece of Prince Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin.
Anna Selma Branicka I (1766 - 1839)
Anna Selma de Branicka I , daughter of Franz Xaver Branicki and Teresa de Cocceji, is associated with the origins of the Berlin branch of the de Branicka family. Granted the right to bear the name by Frederick the Great, she was the mother of Friedrich Branicki (1794-1876), through whom the documented lineage continues.
Friedrich Branicki
(1794 - 1876)
Friedrich Branicki, the son of Anna Selma de Branicka I, was a noble estate administrator and landowner who continued the family line into the next generation.
Karl Branicki
(1821 - 1892)
Karl Branicki, father of Alexander Branicki (1855 - 1928), belonged to the Branicki noble family and served on the administrative board of the Terrain-Gesellschaft Südende in Berlin. Through his son Alexander, the Branicki family line continued into subsequent generations.
Anna Selma Siegen, b. de Branicka
(1906 - 1987)
Anna Selma Siegen, née de Branicka, was married to Franz Arthur Siegen (1904-1979). Their marriage linked the Branicki family with the subsequent Siegen lineage, and their daughter was Rosemarie Ilse Siegen, born on 12 October 1942. Family accounts describe Anna Selma Siegen as having worked in journalism in Poznań and as having endured persecution under the Nazi regime, forced labour, and the eventual loss of contact with her during the period associated with Sachsenhausen.
Franz Arthur Siegen
(1904 - 1979)
Franz Arthur Siegen, a bank director, was the husband of Anna Selma Siegen (née de Branicka). Together, they were the parents of Rosemarie Ilse Siegen, who later became the mother of Jennah Karthes de Branicka.
Rosemarie Ilse Siegen
(1942 - 2025)
Rosemarie Ilse Siegen was the mother of Jennah Karthes de Branicka. She worked as an executive secretary for a lawyer, combining professional responsibility with her role in the family's lineage.
Jennah Karthes de Branicka
(1982 - )
Jennah Karthes de Branicka is a German singer, television presenter, author, actress, and media personality. She is also a documented descendant of the historic Polish Branicki noble family, whose lineage is preserved in genealogical records held by the Central Archives of Historical Records (AGAD) in Warsaw.