Goworek of Kurzeszyn (

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: ''Goworek z Kurzeszyna'') was a 14th-century nobleman and

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in the Duchy of Masovia. From 1374 to 1377, he was the standard-bearer of

Rawa Land Rawa Land (Polish: ziemia rawska), named after Rawa Mazowiecka, was an administrative unit (ziemia) of the Duchy of Mazovia, Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. With its capital in Rawa, it belonged to Rawa Voivodeship. Rawa ...

, and from 1381 to 1382, he was the cup-bearer of Rawa Land and

Sochaczew Land Sochaczew Land ( pl, ziemia sochaczewska), named after the town of Sochaczew, was an administrative unit (ziemia) of the Duchy of Mazovia, Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. With its capital in Sochaczew, it belonged to Rawa ...

.''Studia źródłoznawcze'', vol. 40. Warsaw: Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe, 2002, p. 137. (in Polish)''Od Agrykoli do Żywnego. Mały słownik patronów ulic warszawskich''. Warsaw: Museum of Warsaw, Ludowa Spółdzielnia Wydawnicza, 1968, p. 63. (in Polish)

Biography

Goworek of Kurzeszyn lived in the 14th century. He came from the village of

Kurzeszyn Kurzeszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rawa Mazowiecka, within Rawa County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately north of Rawa Mazowiecka and east of the regional capital Łódź Łódź, al ...

, and was part of the

heraldic clan A heraldic clan (''ród herbowy''), in Poland, comprised all the noble (''szlachta'') bearers of the same coat of arms. The members of a heraldic clan were not necessarily linked by consanguinity. The concept was unique to Polish heraldry. His ...

of Rawicz. From 1374 to 1377, he was the standard-bearer of

, and from 1381 to 1382, he was the cup-bearer of Rawa Land and

. He was also the first known owner of the town of Solec (now part of Warsaw, Poland). In 1381, he sold it the inhabitant of Warsaw, named Piotr. The transaction was confirmed by duke Janusz I of Warsaw, in the document from 1382.Ryszard Żelichowski: ''Ulice Solca''. Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Veda, 1999, p. 11. ISBN 83-85584-63-3. (in Polish)

Commemorations

In 1961, a street in Warsaw was named after him. It is located in the district of Mokotów, and streches from Spacerowa Street to Puławska Street.Kwiryna Handke: ''Słownik nazewnictwa Warszawy''. Warsaw Slawistyczny Ośrodek Wydawniczy, 1998, p. 390. ISBN 83-86619-97X. (in Polish)

References

{{Reflist Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown 14th-century Polish nobility People from Warsaw Nobility from Warsaw People from Rawa Mazowiecka People from Rawa County People from Sochaczew Polish civil servants Cup-bearers Clan of Rawicz Solec, Warsaw