Gruszecki
Gruszecki (Russian: Грушецкий, sometimes anglicized as Grushetsky) is a Polish, Ukrainian and Russian surname. The name originates from the knight Maciej – 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.
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The Gruszecki Coat of Arms
The Gruszecki family name was derived from the village of Gruszka Duża.
Notable representatives of the family
- Maciej Gruszecki - Chorąży of the King of Poland Jogaila. Stirps.
- Samuel Gruszecki – secretary of the King of Poland Zygmunt III, ambassador in Spain.
- Bronisław Samuel Gruszecki, sobriquet Szumilist – Wojski and Łowczy of Chernihiv, built himself castle into Holoskovychi.
- Karol Gruszecki, professional basketball player
In Russia
- Agafya Grushetskaya (1663 – 1681) – Tsaritsa of Russia, the first spouse of Tsar Feodor III of Russia.
- Alexander Fedorovich Grushetskiy (born October 17, 1854 – 1911) – major-general, Governor-General of Tambov.
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