Korecki family explained

Korecki
Caption:	Pogonia
Origin:	Korets, Volhynia

The House of Korecki (Polish: ród Koreckich (Korecki clan), 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, which was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania at these times (today 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.

Coat of arms

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

Notable members

• Samuel Korecki (1586–1622), a nobleman of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
  • • Samuel Karol Korecki (1621–1651)^[1]

See also

• Korecki

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20130921210104/http://mariusz.eu.pn/genealogia/rody/koreccy01.html

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129081329/http://www.history.org.ua/?termin=Koretsk%D1%96_rid "КОРЕЦЬКІ"
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