House of Durnovo
Durnovo | |
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Country | Russia |
Founded | Mid 15th century |
Founder | Vasily 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[]
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- (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]
Maria Griboyedova (b.1792; d.1856) | Aleksey (b.1792; d.1841) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alexander | Pyotr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olexandra | Pavel Skoropadskiy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Known Architectural Legacy and Geographical Location[]
- Dacha Durnovo
- Church of The Transfiguration (Village of Spasskaya-Durnovo)
- See File:Moscow, Podkolokolny 16-5, medical school.jpg (Moscow Medical College #2)
- Abashevo, Penza Oblast
Other Family Connections[]
- Alexander Griboyedov - Maria Sergeyevna Durnovo (Griboyedova) sister of A.S. Griboyedov married to Alexey Mikhailovich Durnovo[2]
Notes and references[]
- ^ "Durnovo-Family Tree" (in Russian).
- ^ "The history of the village Spassky on Zusha" (in Russian). 2015.
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- Russian noble families
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- Russian dramatists and playwrights
- Tolstoy family
- Russian male dramatists and playwrights
- 19th-century male writers