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])(Dolgoruky) 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
  • Yakov Fyodorovich Dolgorukov (1639–1720), Russian diplomat, senator and senior official of Peter the Great[2]
  • Vasily Vladimirovich Dolgorukov (1667–1746), Russian soldier and Field Marshal[3]
  • Vasily Lukich Dolgorukov (1672–1739), Russian diplomat and minister, including ambassador to Copenhagen[4]
  • 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
  • Alexey Grigoryevich Dolgorukov (d.1734), Governor of Smolensk and member of the Supreme Privy Council
  • 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[5]
  • 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[6]
  • 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 and military adjutant to Nicholas II[7]
  • Princess Olga Dolgorouky (1915-1998), Russian socialite and British Viscountess

See also

Bibliography

  • Massie, Robert K. (2022-05-12). Peter the Great. Apollo. ISBN 978-1-80110-277-3.

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.
  2. ^ Massie 2022, p. 882.
  3. ^ Massie 2022, p. 986.
  4. ^ Massie 2022, p. 618.
  5. ^ Solovʹev, Sergeĭ Mikhaĭlovich (1991). History of Russia: The rule of Catherine the Great: war, diplomacy and domestic affairs, 1772-1774. Academic International Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-87569-066-7. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  6. ^ Rath, Andrew (2015-08-18). The Crimean War in Imperial Context, 1854-1856. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-54453-7. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  7. ^ Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia; Alexandra Feodorovna, Empress of Russia (1999-03-30). The Complete Wartime Correspondence of Tsar Nicholas II and the Empress Alexandra: April 1914-March 1917. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-313-30511-5. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
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