Borcke

The Borcke family also spelled von Bork, Borke or Borken, was an old Pomeranian noble family of Slavic origin.

History
Accordíng to Seweryn Uruski (1817-1890) the family was originally known as Borek or z Borku. The family itself traces the name back to Pribislaus, son of Borko ("Pribislaus, Filius Borkonis"), who was mentioned in a medieval document in 1186/87. In 1297 Nikolaus Borko was the first to use this as a family name.

Notable members

 * Sidonia von Borcke (1548-1620), noble woman executed for witchcraft
 * Georg Matthias von Borcke (1671-1740)
 * Adrian Bernhard von Borcke (1668-1741)
 * Kaspar Wilhelm von Borcke (1704-1747)
 * Heinrich Adrian von Borcke (1715-1788)
 * Karl August Ferdinand von Borcke (1776-1830), general
 * Johann Heinrich August Heros von Borcke (1835–1895), Prussian cavalry officer
 * Fabian von Borcke (born 1966), politician