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Korecki family

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Korecki
BERJAYA
Place of originKorets, Volhynia

The House of Korecki (Polish: ród Koreckich (Korecki clan), Koreccy) was a princely family originating from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The name is derived from the original seat of the family at the Korets Castle (now in Ukraine's Rivne Oblast).[1]

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.[1] By another legend, it derives from Kaributas, son of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania.[1][2]

The princely family line became extinct in the 17th century.

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The family used the Pogonia coat of arms, granted to Lithuanian noblemen upon the union into the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[1]

Notable members

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "КОРЕЦЬКІ" ("Korecki") at the Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine, citing Мыцык Ю.А., "Украинские летописи ХVII века", Днепропетровск, 1978.
  2. Herbarz polski Kaspra Niesieckiego powiększony dodatkami z późniejszych autorów, rękopismów, dowodów urzędowych i wydany przez Jana Nep. Bobrowicza, tom V, Lipski 1841, p. 228
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