House of Dolgorukov

Dolgorukov
Princely arms as of 1798
Place of originObolensk
A church in the Dolgorukov family manor of Podmoklovo, 1714–22.
Vyazemskiy-Dolgorukiy estate (Znamenskiy lane) 3

The House of Dolgorukov (Russian: Долгору́ков, IPA: [dəlɡɐˈrukəf]) is a princely Russian family of Rurikid stock. They are a cadet branch of the Obolenskiy family (until 1494 the rulers of Obolensk, one of the Upper Oka Principalities) and as such claiming patrilineal descent from Mikhail of Chernigov (d. 1246).[1]

The founder of the Dolgorukov branch of the Obolenskiy is Prince Ivan Andreevich Obolenskiy (15th century), who for his vengefulness was given the nickname of Долгорукий (Dolgorukiy/Dolgoruky), i.e. "far-reaching". Obolensk was incorporated into the expanding Grand Duchy of Moscow in 1494, and the house of Dolgorukov became a powerful noble family in Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire.

List of members

Members of the House of Dolgorukov include:

  • Maria Dolgorukaya (d. 1580), a wife of Ivan IV
  • Grigori Ivanovich Menshoi Chyort ("the Devil") Dolgorukov (Князь Григорий Иванович Меньшой Чёрт Долгоруков), died after 1598, governor under Ivan the Terrible.
  • Aleksey Grigorevich Chertyonok ("Little Devil") Dolgorukov (Князь Алексей Григорьевич Чертёнок Долгоруков), died 1646.
  • Maria Dolgorukova (d. 1625), first wife of Michael I
  • Yuri Alexeyevich Dolgorukov (near 1610–1682), military leader known for victories during the Russo-Polish war, boyar (1648). Killed during the Moscow uprising of 1682.
  • Yuri Vladimirovich Dolgorukov (1664–1707), Russian colonel, killed at the start of Bulavin Rebellion
  • Vasily Vladimirovich Dolgorukov (1667–1746), Russian Field Marshal
  • Vasily Lukich Dolgorukov (1672–1739), Russian diplomat and minister
  • Alexey Grigoryevich Dolgorukov (died 1734), cousin of Vasily Lukich, father of Ekaterina Alekseyevna
  • Vladimir Petrovich Dolgorukov (1696–1761), Russian General Governor of Livonia and Estonia
  • Ekaterina Alekseyevna Dolgorukova (1712–1747), betrothed to Emperor Peter II of Russia
  • Vasily Mikhailovich Dolgorukov-Krymsky (1722–1782), Russian general and governor of Moscow
  • Yuri Vladimirovich Dolgorukov (1740–1830), Russian general-in-chief, author of valuable memoirs
  • Mikhail Petrovich Dolgorukov (1780–1808), Russian colonel
  • Helene Pavlovna Dolgorukova (1790–1860), grandmother of Helena Blavatsky and Sergei Witte
  • Dimitri Ivanovich Dolgorukov (1797–1867), career diplomat
  • Vasily Andreyevich Dolgorukov (1804–1868), Russian minister of war
  • Pyotr Vladimirovich Dolgorukov (1816–1868), Russian nobleman and historian
  • Helena Blavatsky (1831–1891), occultist, spirit medium and author who co-founded the Theosophical Society
  • Vladimir Andreyevich Dolgorukov governor-general (mayor) of Moscow from 1865 to 1891
  • Catherine Dolgorukova (1847–1922), morganatic wife of Alexander II of Russia
  • Pavel Dolgorukov (1866–1927), prominent liberal politician prior to 1917
  • Pyotr Dmitriyevich Dolgorukov (1866–1951), Russian liberal politician
  • Vasily Alexandrovich Dolgorukov (1868–1918), Court Marshal to Nicholas II
  • Princess Olga Dolgorouky (1915-1998), Russian socialite and British Viscountess

See also

References

  1. ^ Wcislo, Francis W. (2011). Tales of Imperial Russia: The Life and Times of Sergei Witte, 1849-1915. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780191613814. Retrieved January 13, 2025.