Marek Ruszczyc (1991). "Hetman się żeni"(PDF). Kamena-Kwartalnik Kresowy, No.1 (930) (in Polish): 25–28. Account of Branicki's deal with Prince Potemkin, followed by a quick trip to a spa for his "STD", then swift courtship of Alexandra Vasilyevna, the monstrous dowry and Catherine and prince Nikolai Vasilyeich Repnin's presence at the private wedding in the court chapel at St Petersburg.