Lvov princely family
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The House of Lvov (Russian: Львов) is a princely Russian family of Rurikid stock. The family is descended from the princes (knyazes) of Yaroslavl where early members of the family are buried.[1]
Notable members
[edit]- Knyaz Matvey Danilovich (died 1603), Voivod in Tobolsk (1592) and in Verkhoturye (1601)
- Knyaz Ivan Dimitriyevich, Voivod in Tyumen (1635–1639)
- Knyaz Alexey Mikhaylovich (died 1653), Stolnik (1613), Okolnichiy (1627–), Boyar (1635) and head of the 'Prikaz of the Great Palace' (that is, a court marshal)
- Knyaz Dmitry Petrovich (died 1660), Boyar (1655)
- Knyaz Nikita Yakovlevich (died 1670), Okolnichiy and head of the Yamskoy Prikaz (the earliest version of the Russian Post Office, see prikaz)
- Knyaz Mikhail Nikitich (died 1692), Boyar (1692)
- Knyaz Vladimir Vladimirovich (1834–1865), writer
- Knyaz Georgy Yevgenyevich (1861–1925) (32nd generation Rurikid), Russian Prime Minister
- Knyaz Alexander Dimitriyevich (1863–1922), Fire-Brigade founder, Petergof Zemstvo chairman, cousin of Georgy Yevgenyevich
References
[edit]- ^ "Princes of the Russian Empire – Russian Nobility Association in America". russiannobility.org. Retrieved 2025-09-11.
External links
[edit]- About the family (in Russian)