Korczak is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several noble families of Clan Korczak in the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
History
The coat of arms has Hungarian origins; the three bars represent the Danube, Tisza (or Drava), and Sava rivers. Earliest mention – 1142 annum (Ogród królewski, Paprocki Bartłomiej, D. Siedlczański, Praga, 1599). The first mention of the coat of arms was 1368, while the oldest known seal bearing the coat dates to 1432. The Gorajscy family was the first to use the seal.
Notable bearers Notable bearers of this coat of arms include: Komorowski family Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, general Anna Maria Komorowska, mother of Queen Mathilde of Belgium Gertruda Komorowska Branicki family Franciszek Ksawery Branicki Katarzyna Branicka Władysław Grzegorz Branicki Zofia Branicka Horodyski family Bronisław Komorowski, President of Poland Ivan Horbachevsky (1854–1942), Ukrainian chemist and politician. Maria Zankovetska (1854–1934, Ukrainian actress Yosyf Shumlyansky (1643–1708), bishop Aleksandra Ziolkowska-Boehm Korczak Ziolkowski Dymitr z Goraja Boris Korczak Stefan Horodyński Józef Wereszczyński, 16th century bishop
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See also List of Polish nobility coats of arms
Bibliography Tadeusz Gajl: Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku : ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007. .
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