Komorowski (Korczak)

The House of Komorowski (plural: Komorowscy, feminine form: Komorowska) is an old and influential Polish aristocratic family whose ancestral seat was Komorów in the Duchy of Belz.^{[Note 1]}

History and titles

The first mentions of the Komorowski family come from the 14th century. Its progenitor was the knight Dymitr Komorowski of Komorów. Throughout the centuries, they acquired estates and titles. They held the title Count of Liptov and Orawa, which was given to them in 1467 by the Polish king Casimir IV Jagiellon and confirmed in 1469 by the Hungarian king, Matthias Corvinus. In 1793 they were granted the title of Count in Galicia by Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor. After the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire their titles were confirmed in 1820 by the Deputation of the Senate of Poland, in 1844 by the State Council of the Russian Empire and in 1892 by the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Coat of arms

Coat of Arms of Counts Komorowski

Notable members

Adam Ignacy Komorowski – Primate of Poland
Anna Maria Komorowska – wife of Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz and mother of Queen Mathilde of Belgium
Bronisław Komorowski – President of Poland from August 6, 2010, to August 6, 2015
Gertruda Komorowska – wife of Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki
Helena Komorowska – second wife of Bohdan Chmielnicki
Ignacy Komorowski – castellan of Chełmno
Józef Joachim Komorowski – member of the Targowica Confederation
Maja Komorowska – actress
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski – military leader of the Armia Krajowa
Zygmunt Komorowski – professor at Warsaw University

Palaces

The Old Castle in Żywiec
Castle in Sucha Beskidzka
Palace in Siedliska, Zawiercie County
Manor Park "Zabrzeźnia" in Głowno
Ruins of the Palace in Głębowice
Castle in Świrz

Notes

^ There are several places in Poland called Komorów; see pl:Komorów for a larger list than in English Wikipedia. There are also several places in Ukraine whose Polish name is Komarów; see uk:Комарів. Belz, onetime capital of the Duchy of Belz, is nowadays in Ukraine. At least three of the Ukrainian places are close to Belz: Komariv, Halych Raion [uk], Komariv, Sokal Raion [uk] and Komariv, Stryi Raion [uk]. There seems to be no good evidence as to which, if any, of those was the Komorowski family seat. All that can be said is that Komariv, Halych Raion appears to have the oldest history.

Bibliography

Jana Długosza kanonika krakowskiego Dziejów polskich ksiąg dwanaście, przeł. K. Mecherzyński, t. V, ks. 12, Kraków 1870, s. 622-623

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[1] There are several places in Poland called Komorów; see pl:Komorów for a larger list than in English Wikipedia. There are also several places in Ukraine whose Polish name is Komarów; see uk:Комарів. Belz, onetime capital of the Duchy of Belz, is nowadays in Ukraine. At least three of the Ukrainian places are close to Belz: Komariv, Halych Raion [uk], Komariv, Sokal Raion [uk] and Komariv, Stryi Raion [uk]. There seems to be no good evidence as to which, if any, of those was the Komorowski family seat. All that can be said is that Komariv, Halych Raion appears to have the oldest history.

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