The Kurnatowski family was first described in 1336 by Nicolaus Starogrodzki in
Międzychód. The name comes from the
Kurnatowice, which was owned by the family since 1448. Originally the name was therefore Kurnatowski. During the 16th Century the family was consolidated under the name Kurnatowski. The family is part of the
Łodzia clan and have been participants in politics, arts, and military endeavors. As
magnates and members of the
nobility, the Kurnatowski family has maintained extensive land holdings, including palaces in
Biezdrowo,
Dusina,
Gościeszyn,
Kotowo, and
Żołędowo. The family's Golden Age was the 17th century, when its members accumulated much wealth and influence, held numerous important posts within the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The title of
Count (
Hrabia in Polish) was bestowed by Papal edict in 1902 to one of the branches of the family. Another line received the title of
Count in 1916 from
Tsar Nicholas II. Some members of the Kurnatowski family were ardent members of the
Polish Reformed Church, or
Calvinists, producing a number of clergymen, although the Duisina and other family lines have remained Roman Catholic since at least the 13th century. The Prussian line would go on to produce several Prussian major generals and a member of the German Reichstag. ==Coat of arms and motto==