Vasilchikov (noble family)

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Princely coats of arms of the Vasilchikov family (1807)

Wassiltschikow ( Russian : Васильчиковы) is the family name of an old Russian noble family . The Russian ancestor and progenitor of this family is Indris and goes back to the year 1353. The later princely family developed into a large and influential dynasty in Russia , with prominent personalities in politics , the military and science .

history

Indris, presumably from the area of ​​the Grand Duchy of Lithuania , was first mentioned in a document in 1353, together with his sons Konstantin and Fyodor, and an armed force of 3000 men, he had settled in the former Principality of Chernigov . He is also considered the progenitor of the Tolstoy , Durnowo , Fedzow , Danilow , Tukhachevsky and Molchanov families . A family tree following from 1686, which the Tukhachevskis had kept, Indris is also called "Count Mons". The Wassilschikows belonged to the Greek Catholic Church and remained faithful to this creed.

The grandson of Constantine, Andrei Kharitonovich called “Tolstoy” moved to Moscow in the 15th century and lived with Grand Duke Vasily Vasilyevich the Blind (1425–1462), who nicknamed him Tolstoy ( Russian : “thick”, roughly “thicker “) Should have titled. Andrei also gave birth to the Muscovite line, which called itself "Vasilchikov". From her sex , later Wassiltschikows, many high offices on took over the courtyard of the Tsar.

In the 12th generation , between 1723 and 1737, the sex was divided into three lines. The first line was led by Semyon Grigoryevich, followed by Alexander Semjonowitsch Wassiltschikow (1746-1813), Vasili Semjonowitsch (1743-1808) and Ivan Semjonowitsch. The second line came from Nikolai Grigoryevich, but it was relatively inconspicuous. The youngest and third line was led by Alexei Grigoryevich († 1762), several well-known Russian generals and the later royal family came from it.

Nobility

After Alexei Grigorjewitsch, his son Vasily Alexejewitsch (1754-1830) and then Illarion Wassiljewitsch Wassiltschikow descended from the 3rd line . Illarion was raised to the rank of Russian count by Tsar Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855) by the ukase of January 7, 1831 , with another ukase of January 1, 1839, he and his descendants were raised to the rank of Russian prince . This was followed by entries in the government registers of the nobility of Saint Petersburg , Moscow , Tula , Kovno , Yaroslavl , Novgorod , Pskov , Chernigov , Ryazan , Oryol , Saratov , Smolensk and Vladimir . Prince Illarion Vasilchikov was entered into the registers of the Estonian Knighthood , the Livonian Knighthood and the Courland Knighthood between 1839 and 1840. Although none of the dynasty members was resident in the Baltic Sea Governments , they belonged to the Baltic Knighthoods .

Known women

Anna Grigorievna Vasilchikov ( Russian : Анна Григорьевна Васильчикова), which in 1576 as a nun died Darya, was since 1575 for almost a year, the fifth wife of Tsar Ivan IV. Marie Vasilchikov gained with her book "The Berlin Diaries of Miss Marie" Missie " Wassiltschikow 1940–1945 “great reputation. “Princess Marie Wassiltschikow, born in St. Petersburg, spent her childhood and youth in Germany, France and Lithuania. In her diaries from 1940 to 1945 she describes life in the Reich capital Berlin ”.

Personalities

  • Illarion Wassiljewitsch Wassiltschikow

  • Alexander Semjonowitsch Wassilschikow

  • Marie Vasilchikov

Generals in the Imperial Russian Army

  • Major general

  • Lieutenant General

  • Vice admiral

Possessions

The former mansion of the Vasilchikov family

In Wybiti there are the ruins of the manor house with a park as well as several other buildings that were formerly owned by the noble Vasilchikov family. The manor complex has been a listed building since 1975. In the urban area of Chekhov is the Satschatjewskoje estate (Зачатьевское), which once belonged to the Vasilchikovs.

coat of arms

The family coat of arms is registered in the XI. Part of the General Book of Arms of the Old Russian Empire. In addition to the family coat of arms, there is also the count's coat of arms; the royal families that have grown up from the original line, such as Tolstoy, have similar coats of arms.

  • Family coat of arms of the Princes Tolstoy

  • Princely coats of arms of the Vasilchikov family (1807)

Family coat of arms

The coat of arms of the Wassiltschikows shows an azure blue shield with a horizontally placed golden saber . A silver arrow pointing up to the left corner is threaded into the ring of a gold key . A silver flight stretched out from the key ring extends to the right corner of the shield .

Princely coat of arms

The main coat of arms is located in the middle of the large princely coat of arms. It is horizontally divided into two halves, in the upper golden part is the double-headed, three-crowned Imperial Russian black eagle . In his right foot that holds the scepter and in the left foot orb . In the middle of the eagle's chest is the coat of arms of Moscow . The lower half is divided vertically into two parts, both of which have a red field. In the first part, from the upper right to the lower left corner, a silver river is placed, and in the second part - on a broken silver wheel , a golden cannon barrel with a mouth to the left is depicted. The coat of arms is crowned with a noble helmet with the count's crown to indicate the elevation of the noble branch of the family name in the first place in the count's dignity. Above the count's crown an emerging black imperial eagle with crowns, a scepter and an imperial orb. The Moscow coat of arms is located on the chest. On the right side of the eagle is the standard of the Akhtyr Hussar Regiment, and on the left side is a red badge with a silver lily from 1814 to commemorate the regiment in Versailles with General Illarion Wassiljewitsch Wassilschikow. The shield holders are on the right the hussar of the octyrian regiment, on the left the grenadier in the uniform of the regiment he formed in France. A banner with the motto : "LIFE TO THE CzAR, THE KING, HONOR NO ONE" is placed below the shield. The coat of arms is covered with a prince's coat and a prince's hat.

Family table

Grigori Wassiltschikow (around 1555)

  • Lukian ( Lucian ) Wassiltschikow (1592–1650)
    • Simjon Lukianowitsch Wassiltschikow (* 1640)
    • Grigori Semjonowitsch Wassiltschikow (* 1663), then the division into three lines followed

1st line

2nd line

  • Nikolai Semjonowitsch Wassiltschikow ( 2nd line , around 1668–1727)

3rd line

Princely family tree

Illarion Wassiljewitsch Wassiltschikow , Count since July 6, 1831, Prince (1776–1847) since January 1, 1839, Adjutant General to His Majesty , General of the Cavalry, Inspector General of the Cavalry ⚭ 1st marriage: Vera Countess Protasov (1780–1814); 2nd marriage: Tatiana Paschkow (1793–1875 in Saint Petersburg ), daughter of Vasily Alexandrowitsch Tolstoy (1759–1834)

Web links

Commons : House of Vasilchikov  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Frank Kämper , Ivan (IV.) The Terrible 1533–1584. In: The Russian Tsars 1574–1917, Ed. Hans-Joachim Torke, Verlag CH Beck, 1999, p. 27
  2. ^ Marie Wassiltschikow: The Berlin diaries of Marie "Missi" Wasiltschikow 1940-1945 , translated from the English by Elke Jessett. Siedler Verlag, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-88680-238-8 .
  3. ↑ Der Kampf um Berlin, books on the subject, Spiegel online, [1] , accessed on October 31, 2019
  4. ↑ List of Russian Generals and Admirals [2] (Russian)
  5. ^ Ancestral coat of arms of the Wassilschikows [3] (Russian)
  6. ↑ Heraldry: ВАСИЛЬЧИКОВЫ [4] (Russian)
  7. ^ Prince Wassiltschikow, Livonia, Estonia, Courland, (Russian old nobility) Russ. Prince 1839. In: Adelsvapen-Wiki [5]
  8. ↑ Depiction of the coat of arms [6] (Russian)
  9. ↑ motto. In: Genealogisches Handbuch der Baltic Ritterschaften, Görlitz o. J., Blazonierung des Fürstlichen Wappen, S. 869/870 [7] , accessed October 31, 2019
  10. ↑ Carolly Erickson, Katharina the Great, A German Princess on the Tsar's Throne, German by Anna Spielmann, Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag , Reinbek bei Hamburg, 1997, p. 329 ff.