200px, Jarosław z Bogorii i Skotnik
The Bogoria was a family of
Polish
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* Polish language
* Poles
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knight
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s. The family originated from
Bogoria in
Lesser Poland
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. The first information about the family dates back to the 12th century. In the 14th century the family got the greatest importance.
History
The most representative family members were: Mikolaj (12th century) founder of the
Cistercian monastery in
Koprzywica in 1185.
Mikołaj z Bogorii i Skotnik voivode of
Kraków Voivodeship, adviser of King
Władysław I Lokietek and diplomat during the first years of reign of King
Casimir III of Poland.
Jarosław z Bogoryi i Skotnik Archbishop of
Gniezno
Gniezno (; german: Gnesen; la, Gnesna) is a city in central-western Poland, about east of Poznań. Its population in 2021 was 66,769, making it the sixth-largest city in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. One of the Piast dynasty's chief cities, ...
.
Mikolaj z Bogorii (?-1381),
castellan of
Zawichów, supporter of
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Famous people Mononym
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for the Polish throne and co-initiator of the
Polish-Lithuanian Union.
Notable members
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Jarosław z Bogorii i Skotnik
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Piotr z Bogorii i Skotnik
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Stanisława z Bogorii i Skotnik
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Mikołaj z Bogorii i Skotnik
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Wojciech z Bogorii i Żminogrodu
Coat of arms
image:POL COA Mikołaj Bogoria 1334.png, Coaf of Arms from the Seal of Mikołaj Bogoria (1334)
Bibliography
* Nowa Encyklopedia PWN,T-1 A-C, Warszawa 1995, s.503
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