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.

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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