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Lowczy

The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is Łowczy.

Łowczy ("Master of the Royal Hunt") was since the 13th Century a court office in Poland. Responsible for the hunting duty, served also on courts of magnates. He organized hunts and guarded royal forests from poachers.

Since the 15th Century a honorable title and district office in Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

  • Łowczy wielki koronny - Great Master of the Hunt of the Crown
  • Łowczy wielki litewski - Great Master of the Hunt of Lithuania
  • Łowczy wojewódzki - Voivodship Master of the Hunt
  • Łowczy ziemski - District Master of the Hunt
  • Łowczy nadworny - Court Master of the Hunt
  • Podłowczy - Deputy Master of the Hunt