House of Durnovo

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Durnovo

Country	Russia
Founded	Mid 15th century
Founder	Vasily Yuryevich Tolstoy (Durnoy)

The Durnovo (Russian: Дурново) (known variant 'Durnovy' [plural], 'Durnov'[m] ,'Durnova' [f] (Russian: 'Дурновы'; 'Дурнов', 'Дурнова')) is a prominent family of Russian nobility. Durnovo is one of two Russian noble families, of which the most famous is the branch of the Tolstoy family (Russian: Толстой).

History

In the mid 15th century The Velvet Book lists founder Mikula F. Durnovo (Russian: Микула Фёдорович Дурново) grandson of Vasily Yurevich Tolstoy (Russian: Василий Юрьевич Толстой), nicknamed as Durnoy (Russian: Дурной) [Could be translated as: A Fool, Spoiled, Bad, Joker]) as a founder of the family. His brothers Daniel (Russian: Данила) and Basil (Russian: Василий) founded families of Danilov (Russian: Даниловы) and Vasilchikov (Russian: Васильчиковы). Durnovo listed in the sixth part of the Sovereign's Pedigree Book of Vologda, Kaluga, Kostroma, Moscow, Orёl, and St. Petersburg, Tambov, Tula and Tver provinces.

Coat of arms

Durnovo's coat of arms is practically identical with the "parent" coat of arms of Tolstoy family

Notable Family Members

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Nikolay Dmitriyevich Durnovo (1725–1816) – General of Infantry
Dmitry Nikolayevich Durnovo (1769–1834) – Russian politician
Maria Nikitichna Durnovo (Demidova) (1776–1847) – wife of Dmitry Nikolaevich Durnovo
Alexey Mikhailovich Durnovo (1792–1849) – Count, Tula Oblast
Pavel Dmitrievich Durnovo (1804–1864) – Politician and courtier
Ivan Nikolayevich Durnovo (1834–1903) – Politician, Prime minister of Russia (1895–1903)
Pyotr Pavlovich Durnovo (1835–1919) – General Governor of Moscow Military District
Pyotr Nikolayevich Durnovo (1845–1915) – Minister of Interior of Russia
Yelizaveta Petrovna Durnovo(1855–1910) – Member of Narodniki movement
Nikolay Nikolayevich Durnovo (1876–1937) – Linguist

Partial Family Tree

Known family members in Chart Template format^[1]

Stepanida Velyaminova

Tatiana Demidova

Natalia Voeykova

Maria Griboyedova
(b.1792; d.1856)

Aleksey
(b.1792; d.1841)

Alexandra Volkonskaya

Pavel Skoropadskiy

Known Architectural Legacy and Geographical Location

Dacha Durnovo (St. Petersburg)

Dacha Durnovo
Church of The Transfiguration (Village of Spasskaya-Durnovo)
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Abashevo, Penza Oblast

Other Family Connections

Alexander Griboyedov – Maria Sergeyevna Durnovo (Griboyedova) sister of A.S. Griboyedov married to Alexey Mikhailovich Durnovo^[2]^{[permanent dead link‍]}

Notes and references

^ "Durnovo-Family Tree" (in Russian).
^ "The history of the village Spassky on Zusha" (in Russian). 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)