Grushetsky
Encyclopedia
Grushetsky is a Polish
and Russian
noble family descending from knight
Macey – Chorąży
of the King of Poland Jogaila
. The King had given to him village Gruszka Duża
, in eastern Poland
, in favor of knightly merit, in 1411. From the name Gruszka Duża bestow name the family Grushetsky. Klan Grushetsky misattributed to Lubicz coat of arms. One thing branch found in Russia
, and same in Belarus
and in Ukraine
.
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
and Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
noble family descending from knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
Macey – Chorąży
Chorąży
Chorąży or Khorunzhyi is a military rank in Poland, Ukraine and some neighboring countries. A chorąży was once a knight who bore a standard — the emblem of an armed troop, a province , a land , a duchy, or the kingdom...
of the King of Poland Jogaila
Jogaila
Jogaila, later 'He is known under a number of names: ; ; . See also: Jogaila : names and titles. was Grand Duke of Lithuania , king consort of Kingdom of Poland , and sole King of Poland . He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle Kęstutis...
. The King had given to him village Gruszka Duża
Gruszka Duza
Gruszka Duża is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nielisz, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately west of Nielisz, north-west of Zamość, and south-east of the regional capital Lublin.-References:...
, in eastern Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, in favor of knightly merit, in 1411. From the name Gruszka Duża bestow name the family Grushetsky. Klan Grushetsky misattributed to Lubicz coat of arms. One thing branch found in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, and same in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
and in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
Notable representatives of the family
- Maciej Gruszecki - ChorążyChorążyChorąży or Khorunzhyi is a military rank in Poland, Ukraine and some neighboring countries. A chorąży was once a knight who bore a standard — the emblem of an armed troop, a province , a land , a duchy, or the kingdom...
of the King of Poland JogailaJogailaJogaila, later 'He is known under a number of names: ; ; . See also: Jogaila : names and titles. was Grand Duke of Lithuania , king consort of Kingdom of Poland , and sole King of Poland . He ruled in Lithuania from 1377, at first with his uncle Kęstutis...
. Stirps. - Samuil Gruszecki – secretary of the King of Poland Zygmunt III, ambassador in SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. - Bronisław Samuel Gruszecki , sobriquet Szumilist – WojskiWojskiThe Wojski was an officer in medieval Poland, responsible for the security of voivodships or districts at times when voivods and castellans had accompanied the szlachta to war....
and Łowczy of ChernihivChernihivChernihiv or Chernigov is a historic city in northern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Chernihiv Oblast , as well as of the surrounding Chernihivskyi Raion within the oblast...
, built himself castle into HoloskovychiHoloskovychiHoloskovychi is a village in Brodivskyi Raion, Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine.From 1918 to 1939 the village was in Tarnopol Voivodeship in Poland.- References :** *...
.
In Russia
- Agafya GrushetskayaAgafya GrushetskayaAgafya Semyonovna Grushetskaya was a Russian noble, Tsaritsa of Russia as the first spouse of Tsar Feodor III of Russia and hails from the Grushetsky family.- Biography :...
(1663 – 1681) - TsaritsaTsaritsaTsaritsa , formerly spelled czaritsa , is the title of a female autocratic ruler of Bulgaria or Russia, or the title of a tsar's wife....
of RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, the first spouse of Tsar Feodor III of RussiaFeodor III of RussiaFeodor III Alexeevich of Russia was the Tsar of all Russia between 1676 and 1682....
. - Vassily Vladimirovich Grushetsky (1743 – 4.04. 1813 – privy councillor, senatorGoverning SenateThe Governing Senate was a legislative, judicial, and executive body of Russian Monarchs, instituted by Peter the Great to replace the Boyar Duma and lasted until the very end of the Russian Empire. It was chaired by the Ober-Procurator...
, lieutenant generalLieutenant GeneralLieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
, chevalier of orders. Participant of Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774). Married – daughter of prince general-in-chief Vassily Mikhailovich Dolgorukov-Krymsky. - Vassily Vassilievich Grushetsky (1765 – 1804) – son of Vassily Vladimirovich. Lieutenant generalLieutenant GeneralLieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
, chief of dragoon regiment. - Alexander Fyodorovich Grushetsky (born 17.10.1854) – major-general, Governor-GeneralGovernor-GeneralA Governor-General, is a vice-regal person of a monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription. Depending on the political arrangement of the territory, a Governor General can be a governor of high rank, or a principal governor ranking above "ordinary" governors.- Current uses...
of TambovTambovTambov is a city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tsna and Studenets Rivers southeast of Moscow...
. - Vladimir Sergeevich Grushetsky (1759 - 1839) – King-of-Arms in 1800 and 1804-1817; senatorGoverning SenateThe Governing Senate was a legislative, judicial, and executive body of Russian Monarchs, instituted by Peter the Great to replace the Boyar Duma and lasted until the very end of the Russian Empire. It was chaired by the Ober-Procurator...
since 1816; active privy councillor since 1822. Friend of parents of A.S. Puskin.