Klemens Kurowski from Drożojewice and Kurów - polish

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. Born around 1340 r. died before 1405 r. Came from Kurów near Szczyrzyc and

Wiśnicz Wiśnicz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Małogoszcz, within Jędrzejów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately west of Małogoszcz, north-west of Jędrzejów, and west of the ...

. Became

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Żarnów Żarnów is a historical village in Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Żarnów. It lies approximately south-west of Opoczno and south-east of the regional capita ...

. Between (1400 - 1405) - became

. As first in his family he used the Szreniawa coat of arms. As was mandatory in his epoch, he changed his previous

Kur coat of arms Kur is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several noble families forming a Clan of Kur in the times of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It is noted during the reign of the Jagiellon dynasty and illustrated with ...

to the Szreniawa one as he served under

starosta The starosta or starost (Cyrillic: ''старост/а'', Latin: ''capitaneus'', german: link=no, Starost, Hauptmann) is a term of Slavic origin denoting a community elder whose role was to administer the assets of a clan or family estates. Th ...

Jan Kmita from Wiśnicz - starosta of

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(thus accepting his coat of arms as his). "System Chorągwiany"

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Banner system - Members of military unit, serving under their commander changed their Coat of Arms to that of their Commander. Roots of his family lies in masovian family of

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. Settled in

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since

Konrad Mazowiecki Konrad I of Masovia (ca. 1187/88 – 31 August 1247), from the Polish Piast dynasty, was the sixth Duke of Masovia and Kuyavia from 1194 until his death as well as High Duke of Poland from 1229 to 1232 and again from 1241 to 1243. Life Konrad was ...

ride on

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. In year 1399 by King

Władysław II Jagiełło Jogaila (; 1 June 1434), later Władysław II Jagiełło ()He is known under a number of names: lt, Jogaila Algirdaitis; pl, Władysław II Jagiełło; be, Jahajła (Ягайла). See also: Names and titles of Władysław II Jagiełło. w ...

decret Klemens Kurowski became owner of

Kurów Kurów () is a village in south-eastern Poland, located in the historic province of Lesser Poland, between Puławy and Lublin, on the Kurówka River. It is capital of a separate gmina (municipality) called Gmina Kurów, within Lublin Voivodesh ...

Puławy Puławy (, also written Pulawy) is a city in eastern Poland, in Lesser Poland's Lublin Voivodeship, at the confluence of the Vistula and Kurówka Rivers. Puławy is the capital of Puławy County. The city's 2019 population was estimated at 47,417 ...

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. On 6 January 1442 his son Piotr Kurowski managed to convince King of Poland Władysław III to change law ruling in city from Polish

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. City obtains same coat of arms as his previous one: White Cock. Noteworthy is information about Bochotnica Castle (bought in 1399 from Jan of Bejsc), with at end of 15th century was transferred into hands of Anna Zbąska of Nałęcz. Oldest document signed by Klemens Kurowski with Szreniawa coat of arms was dated 1396 and was made in first year of functioning as

. * Father of Piotr Kurowski - (Piotr from Kurów near Puławy and Szreniawa) starosta of

Lublin Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...

Nowy Sącz Nowy Sącz (; hu, Újszandec; yi, Tzanz, צאַנז; sk, Nový Sonč; german: Neu-Sandez) is a city in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship of southern Poland. It is the district capital of Nowy Sącz County as a separate administrative unit. It has ...

and

* Father of

Mikołaj Kurowski Mikołaj Kurowski of Szreniawa of Kurów (died 1411) was a chancellor of the Kingdom of Poland and a Catholic hierarch. He held the posts of the bishop of Poznań, bishop of Włocławek and an archbishop of Gniezno. Releasing the name or adoptiv ...

- Catholic hierarch -

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Primate of Poland This is a list of archbishops of the Archdiocese of Gniezno, who are simultaneously primates of Poland since 1418.Kur coat of arms Kur is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several noble families forming a Clan of Kur in the times of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It is noted during the reign of the Jagiellon dynasty and illustrated with ...

Szreniawa coat of arms Srzeniawa is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families in the times of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. History Blazon Notable bearers Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: * Ho ...

Photographs of castle ruins

Bibliography

* Adam Boniecki - ''Herbarz Polski'', Skład główny Gebethner i Wolf w Warszawie, Warszawa 1909, vol XIII page 245-246, ''Kurowscy Herbu Szreniawa''. * dr Marek Jerzy Minakowski "Ci wielcy Polacy to nasza rodzina" Kraków 2007 Polish knights

Klemens Klemens is a masculine given name derived from Clemens. It may refer to the following people: * Klemens of Brzeźnica (died 1241), Polish nobleman, Voivode of Opole and Castellan of Kraków * Klemens Janicki (1516–1543), Polish poet * Klemens vo ...

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