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]}

Korczak coat of arms of the Komorowski family

Adam Ignacy Komorowski, Primate of Poland

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

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  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

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

See also

• Komorowski family of Ciołek coat of arms
• d'Udekem d'Acoz family

Notes

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.

Bibliography

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