Korab

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[edit] Korab House (Clan)

The Polish Landed Gentry system was based on clan a membership similar in many ways to the Scottish clans. There were many clans all of whom eschewed the use of titles maintaining their equality and democracy until the 17th century. The most authoritative works on the Polish clans can be found in Simon Konarski's Armorial and Boniecki's Armorial written in the 20th Century.[1]

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Parisius writes that Korab coat of arms was acquired by descendants of Sarmatian Vandals when they lay waste to France under the leadership of Prince Krak in the 5th century and took many port cities. St. Prosper writes that they did so by "good judgment. The cities were not located on rivers to the sea; the barbarians overcame artifices, and their arms grew mighty in their fury."

Cedrinus writes that Korab arms originated in the 6th century during the rule of Emperor Justinian I (527-565 AD) when the Slavic Huns attacked Thrace. Justinian had ships built and put in the river Danube to block access to the cities down river. The Slavs, however, captured the ships with one of the knights receiving the Ark in his arms in commemoration of this event. Forebears of Korab House Robert was castellan of Sieradz circa 1081. His son Robert, (Rupert) oversaw monasteries of Wroclaw in Silesia until he became bishop of Wroclaw. In 1142 he was elected bishop of Krakow. He was known to be particularly generous to the poor. He enlarged the Krakow cathedral and consecrated it. Mrokota oversaw monasteries of Poznan, and was elected bishop of Poznan diocese Jan Radlica was bishop of Krakow Zbislaw was made Wojewoda [Royal Governor] of Sieradz in 1242 Baldwin was Bishop of Krakow, Sandek was rector of the Academy of Krakow and Gniezno canon.