Greigh (noble family)

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Family coat of arms of the Baltic aristocratic Greig family

Greigh also Greig ( Russian : Грейг) is the family name of a Baltic noble family with Scottish roots, they descended from the MacGregor clan . The family was enrolled in the Courland knighthood .

history

The Greig family (English spelling) came from the MacGregor clan , after the forcible dissolution of the Scottish clans by James VI. several clan members adopted new names, including Greig. The spelling changed every now and then from Greig (English) to Greigh ( Baltic States and Russia ). Charles Greig was a Scottish captain , he and his family lived in Inverkeithing, Scotland . His son Samuel (* 1736) had entered the Royal Navy at a young age and his career took off. The Russian Empire was in the middle of the 18th century in the reorganization of its navy and had turned to Great Britain , which should support them with experienced naval officers. Samuel Greigh was one of them and was quickly promoted to sea captain because of his outstanding qualities . Samuel G. had settled with his family in Reval as he served in the Baltic fleet . He was followed in the male line by his sons Alexis Greigh (also Russian admiral) and Samuel Greig (Russian consul in London ), as well as his grandson Samuel Alexejewitsch Greigh (Russian finance minister). As a result of his fame and in recognition of his services to the Russian Empire and the Baltic Sea Governorate , Samuel Greigh and his descendants were accepted into the Courland Knighthood.

Naming

The Greigia plant was named after Greigh by Eduard August von Regel in 1864 , and Tulipa geigii was named after them in 1873 . In 1820, Admiral Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen named the Niau Atoll in French Polynesia after Greigh.

  • Greigia

  • Greig tulip

  • NASA astronaut picture of Niau Atoll

Lineage

Charles Greig (* in Inverkeithing), Captain ∞ Jean Charters (* 1701)

  • William Greig
  • Samuel Greigh ( Russian : Самуил Карлович Грейг, born November 30, 1735 in Inverkeithing; † October 15, 1788 in Reval ), Admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy ∞ Sarah Cook (* 1752; † 1793 in Saint Petersburg )
    • Alexis Greigh (Алексей Самуилович Грейг, born September 6, 1775 in Saint Petersburg; † January 18, 1845 ibid), admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy ∞ Julia Stalinski (* 1801 in Mahiljou ; † 1882 in Saint Petersburg)
      • Samuel Alexejewitsch Greigh (Самуил Алексеевич Грейг, born December 9, 1827 in Nikolaiev Ukraine; † March 9, 1887 in Berlin), Russian Finance Minister (1877–1880)
      • John Greigh (Иван Алексеевич Грейг, born March 6, 1831, † September 15, 1893) ∞ Evdokija Smakova
      • William Greigh (Василий Алексеевич Грейг, born March 10, 1832 in Nikolajew; † August 19, 1902), Real Councilor of State , Chamberlain ∞ Maria Cumming (1837–1904)
        • Aleksei-Jacob Greigh (Алексей Васильевич Грейг, * 1859, † after 1912) ∞ Louise von Schröders
    • John Greigh (Iwan Samoilowitsch, * 1776; † November 19, 1792 in Canton)
    • Samuel Greig (* 1778 in Kronstadt , † 1807 in London) ∞ Mary Fairfax Greig Somerville (* 1780 in Jedburgh ; † 1872 in Naples )
      • Voronzow Greig (* 1805; † October 20, 1865), barrister and scientist
      • William George Greig (1806-1814)
      • Samuel Greig (* around 1868 in Ireland)
    • Charles Greig (Karl Samoilowitsch, born April 14, 1785 in Kronstadt, † February 11, 1817 in Axminster )

literature

  • Albert L. Fullerton, Flora Yarmukhamedova, The Family Greig in Russia , editor Flora Yarmukhamedova, Verlag AL Fullerton, 2001 [1]

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