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The von Borcke family also spelled von Bork, Borke or Borken, was a Pomeranian noble family of Slavic origin. Accordíng to Seweryn Uruski (1817-1890) the family was originally known as ''Borek'' or ''z Borku''.
The family itself traces the name back to Pribislaus, son of Borko ("Pribislaus, Filius Borkonis"), who was mentioned in a medieval document in 1186/87. In 1297 Nikolaus Borko was the first to use this as a family name.
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The von Borcke family also spelled von Bork, Borke or Borken, was a Pomeranian noble family of Slavic origin. Accordíng to Seweryn Uruski (1817-1890) the family was originally known as ''Borek'' or ''z Borku''.
The family itself traces the name back to Pribislaus, son of Borko ("Pribislaus, Filius Borkonis"), who was mentioned in a medieval document in 1186/87. In 1297 Nikolaus Borko was the first to use this as a family name.
Borcke may refer to:
* Sidonia von Borcke
Sidonia von Borcke (1548–1620) was a Pomeranian noblewoman who was tried and executed for witchcraft in the city of Stettin (today Szczecin, Poland). In posthumous legends, she is depicted as a '' femme fatale'', and she has entered English l ...
(1548-1620), noble woman executed for witchcraft
* Georg Matthias von Borcke (1671-1740)
* Adrian Bernhard von Borcke (1668-1741)
* Kaspar Wilhelm von Borcke (1704-1747)
* Heinrich Adrian von Borcke (1715-1788)
* Karl August Ferdinand von Borcke (1776-1830), general
* Johann Heinrich August Heros von Borcke (1835–1895), Prussian cavalry officer
* Fabian von Borcke (born 1966), politician
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{{Authority control Pomeranian nobility Surnames Military families of Germany