Dolgorukov (noble family)
The Princes Dolgorukov ( Russian Долгоруков ) or Dolgoruki ( Russian Долгорукий ) are an old Russian noble family belonging to the high nobility .
The Dolgorukov are a younger branch of the Obolensky Princely House , which traces its descent to Yuri, the fifth son of Michael von Tschernigow , ruler in the Principality of Chernigow . They ruled the Principality of Obolensk, founded by Juri around 1270 (today Obolenskoe east of Obninsk ) and, after being placed under the Grand Duchy of Moscow , remained there as governors from 1494. The founder of the Dolgorukov line was Prince Ivan Andreevich Obolensky, who was nicknamed Dolgoruki (the one with the long arm) in the 15th century because of his vindictiveness .
Many statesmen, military leaders and artists came from the house of Dolgorukov, see Dolgorukov and Dolgoruki .
Name bearer
- Wassili Wladimirowitsch Dolgorukow (1667–1746), Russian politician and 1728 field marshal
- Wassili Lukitsch Dolgorukow (1670–1739), Russian diplomat
- Peter Petrovich Dolgorukov , the Younger , (1777–1806), Russian officer and diplomat
- Wassili Andrejewitsch Dolgorukow (1804–1868), Russian adjutant general, cavalry general, minister of war and chief of the secret police
- Nikolai Sergejewitsch Dolgorukow (1840–1913), Russian ambassador
- Ekaterina Mikhailovna Dolgorukova (1847–1922), Russian lover and later wife of Tsar Alexander II.
- Sofka Skipwith (1907–1994), née Sofka Dolgoruki, Russian-British communist
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article on the Dolgorukovy in the Biographical Dictionary.Retrieved September 9, 2011.
