The House of Korecki (Polish: ród Koreckich (Korecki
clan
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship
and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, clans may claim descent from founding member or apical ancestor. Clans, in indigenous societies, tend to be endogamous, meaning ...
), Koreccy) was a princely family of the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania origin. The name is derived from the original seat of the family at the
Korets Castle
The Korets Castle ( uk, Корецький замок) is a castle built in Korets ca. 1400 by either Prince Theodor Ostrogski or Prince Dymitr Korybut. Its main tower is featured in the town's emblem.
The moated castle on the bank of the Korchy ...
, which was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at these times (today
Rivne Oblast).
["КОРЕЦЬКІ"]
("Korecki") at the Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine, citing Мыцык Ю.А., "Украинские летописи ХVII века", Днепропетровск, 1978.
There are two family legends about the descent. By one of them it descended from
Patrikas, son of
Narymunt, the second eldest son of
Gediminas.
[ By another legend, it derives from Kaributas, son of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania.][''Herbarz polski Kaspra Niesieckiego powiększony dodatkami z późniejszych autorów, rękopismów, dowodów urzędowych i wydany przez Jana Nep. Bobrowicza'', tom V, Lipski 1841, p. 228 ]
The princely family line became extinct in the 17th century.
Coat of arms
The family used the Pogonia Coat of Arms, granted to Lithuanian noblemen upon the union into the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[
]
Notable members
* Samuel Korecki (1586–1622), a nobleman of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
*
*
* (1621–1651)[
* (2001) (Russian Empire)
]
See also
*Korecki
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20130921210104/http://mariusz.eu.pn/genealogia/rody/koreccy01.html
Korecki family,
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