The Noble Family of the Boratynskys
According to the family legend the Boratynskys' kin had the ancient lineage.
There is a legend that in the 5th century a brave warrior, a chief of the
pagan tribe by name Zoard, became the founder of the Boratynskys' family.
Their surname the Boratynskys got after the name of the castle "Boratyn," built
by their ancestor Dmitry Bozhedar in the 14th century. The Polish
king granted the family coat of arms to Bozhedar for his military valour.
The name of the eminent statesman of the 16th century Piotr Boratynsky is
mentioned in the history of Poland. He was buried in the
cathedral of Krakov.
In 1660s his descendant Ivan Petrovich Boratynsky left Poland
for Russia, adopted the orthodoxy and was in the service of Moscow Tsar
Alexei Mikhailovich. This event marked the dawn of the Boratynskys' family
in Russia. Here the Boratynskys proved to be good fighting men and defenders
of their new motherland and were rewarded with estates, orders by the Russian
government.
The poet's grandfather,
Andrei Vasilievich, was a great-grandson
of Ivan Petrovich Boratynsky, who left Poland and made Russia his home.
In Russia he became famous for his sons - regular officers, played notable parts
in Russian history and made their careers during the emperor Pavel I governing:
Abram Andrejevich (the poet's father) went into retirement having the
lieutenant-general rank,
Bogdan Andreievich - vice-admiral,
Ilia Andreievich - rear-admiral,
Piotr Andreievich
- lieutenant-general.
The poet's brothers carried on the family tradition.
The most famous among them was
Irakly Abramovich - lieutenat-
general, the governor of the towns of Yaroslavl and Kazan, the senator.
The Boratynskys were related to: the
Baryshnikovs,
Bodes, Gerkens,
Delvigs, Kugushevs, Nelidovs, Obukhovs, Obolenskys, Panchulidzevs, Rachinskys,
Tolstoys, Tcherepanovs, Engelgardts,
Abameleks, Shipovs, Zhemchuzhnikovs,
Tchicherins and others.
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