Gruszecki (russian: Грушецкий, sometimes anglicized as Grushetsky) is the name
Polish,
Ukrainian and
Russian noble family.
History
The name originates from the
knight Maciej –
Chorąży of the
King of Poland
Poland was ruled at various times either by dukes and princes (10th to 14th centuries) or by kings (11th to 18th centuries). During the latter period, a tradition of free election of monarchs made it a uniquely electable position in Europe (16t ...
Jogaila. The King had given to him village
Gruszka Duża, in eastern
Poland, in favor of knightly merit, in 1411. The Gruszecki family name was derived from the village of Gruszka Duża.
Notable representatives of the family
* Maciej Gruszecki -
Chorąży of the
King of Poland
Poland was ruled at various times either by dukes and princes (10th to 14th centuries) or by kings (11th to 18th centuries). During the latter period, a tradition of free election of monarchs made it a uniquely electable position in Europe (16t ...
Jogaila. Stirps.
* Samuel Gruszecki – secretary of the King of Poland
Zygmunt III
Sigismund III Vasa ( pl, Zygmunt III Waza, lt, Žygimantas Vaza; 20 June 1566 – 30 April 1632
N.S.) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1587 to 1632 and, as Sigismund, King of Sweden and Grand Duke of Finland from 1592 to ...
, ambassador in
Spain.
* Bronisław Samuel Gruszecki, sobriquet Szumilist –
Wojski and
Łowczy of
Chernihiv, built himself castle into
Holoskovychi.
*
Karol Gruszecki, professional basketball player
In Russia
*
Agafya Grushetskaya (1663 – 1681) –
Tsaritsa of
Russia, the first spouse of Tsar
Feodor III of Russia.
* {{Interlanguage link multi, Alexander Fedorovich Grushetskiy, ru, 3=Грушецкий, Александр Фёдорович (born October 17, 1854 – 1911) –
major-general,
Governor-General
Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...
of
Tambov.