Korczak coat of arms
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Korczak is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several noble families of Clan Korczak in the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
History
The coat of arms has Hungarian origins; the three bars represent the Danube, Tisza (or Drava), and Sava rivers. Earliest mention – 1142 annum (Ogród królewski, Paprocki Bartłomiej, D. Siedlczański, Praga, 1599). The first mention of the coat of arms was 1368, while the oldest known seal bearing the coat dates to 1432. The Gorajscy family was the first to use the seal.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Notable bearers
Notable bearers of this coat of arms include:
- Komorowski family
- Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, general
- Anna Maria Komorowska, mother of Queen Mathilde of Belgium
- Gertruda Komorowska
- Branicki family
- Horodyski family
- Bronisław Komorowski, President of Poland
- Ivan Horbachevsky (1854–1942), Ukrainian chemist and politician.
- Maria Zankovetska (1854–1934, Ukrainian actress
- Yosyf Shumlyansky (1643–1708), bishop
- Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm
- Korczak Ziolkowski
- Dymitr z Goraja
- Boris Korczak
- Stefan Horodyński
- Józef Wereszczyński, 16th century bishop
Gallery
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Coat of arms Princes of Slavonia
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Branicki
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Counts Choloniewski
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Counts Branicki
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Counts Komorowski
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Bedlewicz, variant of Korczak
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Bedlewicz II, variant of Korczak
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Hornowski, variant of Korczak
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Korczak II
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Korczak V
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Korczak VII
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Silicz, variant of Korczak
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Lyszczynski, variant of Korczak
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Krynicki, variant of Korzcak, 1589.
See also
Bibliography
- Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007. Template:ISBN.
References
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