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Alexander Alekseevich Durnovo
Aleksey Mikhailovich Durnovo (russian: Алексей Михайлович Дурново; 1792 – after 1841) was a Russian squire and landlord in Chernsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia. The son of a landowner in the village of Spasskoe Durnovo, he attended a boarding school at Moscow University at the same time as Russian diplomat, playwright, poet, and composer Alexander Griboyedov (who enrolled as a student on December 22, 1803). He served in the military engineering corps, in the 2nd Pioneer Regiment, and retired in 1811 with the rank of lieutenant. He was a member of the militia during the war. He was well known as an amateur musician. In 1827 he married Maria Sergeyevna Durnovo (Griboyedova), the sister of Alexander Griboyedov. Later Aleksey Durnovo became an honorary trustee of the Tula Oblast Gymnasium. Aleksey's wife, Maria Durnovo, was a sister of Russian classical writer Alexander Griboyedov. Aleksey Durnovo was good friends with him as mentioned in several c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Durnovo
The House of 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), Tolstoy (russian: Толстой). 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 (dynasty), Danilov (russian: Даниловы) and Vasilchikov (dynasty), Vasilchikov (russian: Васильчиковы). Durnovo listed in the sixth part of the Gosudarev Rodos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
