House of Durnovo

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Durnovo
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CountryRussia
FoundedMid 15th century
FounderVasily Yuryevich Tolstoy (Durnoy)

Durnovo (Russian: Дурново) (known variant 'Durnovy' [plural], 'Durnov'[m] ,'Durnova' [f] (Russian: 'Дурновы'; 'Дурнов', 'Дурнова')) is a prominent family of Russian nobility. Durnovo is one of two Russian noble families, of which the most famous is the branch of the Tolstoy (Russian: Толстой).

In the mid 15th century The Velvet Book lists founder (Russian: Микула Фёдорович Дурново) grandson of (Russian: Василий Юрьевич Толстой), nicknamed as Durnoy (Russian: Дурной) [Could be translates as: A Fool, Spoiled, Bad, Joker]) as a founder of the family. His brothers Daniel (Russian: Данила) and Basil (Russian: Василий) founded families of (Russian: Даниловы) and (Russian: Васильчиковы). Durnovo listed in the sixth part of the Sovereign's Pedigree Book of Vologda, Kaluga, Kostroma, Moscow, Orёl, and St. Petersburg, Tambov, Tula and Tver provinces.

Coat of arms[]

Durnovo's coat of arms is practically identical with the "parent" coat of arms of Tolstoy family

Notable Family Members[]

  • (1725–1816) - General of Infantry
  • (1769–1834) - Russian politician
  • (1776-1847) - wife of Dmitry Nikolaevich Durnovo
  • Alexey Mikhailovich Durnovo (1792-1849) - Count, Tula Oblast
  • (1804–1864) - Politician and courtier
  • Ivan Nikolayevich Durnovo (1834–1903) - Politician, Prime minister of Russia (1895–1903)
  • Pyotr Pavlovich Durnovo (1835–1919) - General Governor of Moscow Military District
  • Pyotr Nikolayevich Durnovo (1845–1915) - Minister of Interior of Russia
  • (1855–1910) - Member of Narodniki movement
  • Nikolay Nikolayevich Durnovo (1876–1937) - Linguist

Partial Family Tree[]

Known family members in Chart Template format[1]


Nikolai Durnovo Mitoire.jpg

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RusPortraits v5-230 Dmitrii Nikolaevich Durnovo, 1769-1834.jpg
Durnovo Ivan Nikolaevich.jpg
Maria Griboyedova
(b.1792; d.1856)		Aleksey
(b.1792; d.1841)
P. D. Durnovo.jpg
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Nik Durnovo.jpg
AlexanderPyotr
Durnovo Pyotr Pavlovich.jpg

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1903 ball - Sofia Petr. Durnovo.jpeg
Pavel Petrovich Durnovo.jpg		Olexandra
Oleksandra Skoropadska.jpg		Pavel Skoropadskiy
Skoropadsky - after 1905.jpg

Known Architectural Legacy and Geographical Location[]

Dacha Durnovo (St. Petersburg)

Other Family Connections[]

  • Alexander Griboyedov - Maria Sergeyevna Durnovo (Griboyedova) sister of A.S. Griboyedov married to Alexey Mikhailovich Durnovo[2]

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ "Durnovo-Family Tree" (in Russian).
  2. ^ "The history of the village Spassky on Zusha" (in Russian). 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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