Dymitr of Goraj

Dymitr of Goraj (c.1340–1400) of Clan Korczak was a Crown Grand Marshal from 1390 and Court Treasurer in the years 1364–1370 and 1377–1391. He was one of the wealthiest magnates of his era, and a mentor and adviser to Queen Jadwiga of Poland.

Dymitr was born around 1340 as the son of Piotr of Klecia (Piotr z Klecia), starosta of Zhydachiv, member of the Korczak family (using the Korczak coat of arms) and owner of the village of Klecie. Piotr became a member of the royal court of Poland, and Dymitr quickly joined him there. and he signed peace in Brest Kujawski, on 31 December 1435.

In 1377, Dymitr and his brother Iwan received lands (including Goraj) from Louis I of Hungary (Louis was for a period a king of Poland).

In 1390 he married Beata, daughter of Mścigniew Awdaniec, voivode of Kraków; they had three daughters, Anna, Elizabeth and Catherine who in 1413 married Dobiesława of Oleśnica of the Dębno noble family. Through this marriage he became the Lord of Rymanowa, a town in Krosno County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship. He began construction of a Castle here and in 1409 hosted King Władysław Jagiełło there. That year he also became the Grand Crown Marshal.

Having received significant lands due to his marriage, as well as from the three kings of Poland he had served, Dymitr became one of the wealthiest magnates of his era. He is known to have supported the economic development of the territories he governed.

He died on 20 February 1400 and was buried in the church in Zawichost.