The House of GantimurovAlternate spellings are Gantimourov(a), Gantimouroff, Gan-Timur and Gan-Timour. (russian: Гантимуровы) is a

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princely family of

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History

They have descended from the

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chieftain Gantimur or Gantömör ( Mongolian Gan:steel, tömör:iron), who came to live in

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in 1667. The descendants of Gantimur were confirmed as Russian princes by a royal decree in 1686. They established the village of

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in Dauria. Their heraldic emblem is contained in the 17th part of the Gerbovnik.

Wassily Kandinsky Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (; rus, Василий Васильевич Кандинский, Vasiliy Vasilyevich Kandinskiy, vɐˈsʲilʲɪj vɐˈsʲilʲjɪvʲɪtɕ kɐnʲˈdʲinskʲɪj; – 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter a ...

's great-grandmother was born Princess Gantimurov.

Notable members

* Prince

Nikolai Gantimurov Nikolai or Nikolay is an East Slavic variant of the masculine name Nicholas. It may refer to: People Royalty * Nicholas I of Russia (1796–1855), or Nikolay I, Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855 * Nicholas II of Russia (1868–1918), or Nik ...

(1880–1924), a Russian officer, took part in the

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. *

Natalia Gantimurova Natalia Sergeyevna Gantimurova (russian: Наталья Серге́евна Гантимурова; born 14 August 1991) is a Russian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2011 and represented her Russia in the 2011 Miss Univer ...

(born 1991), Russian model, is the Miss Russia 2011 titleholder.

Notes

Literature

* ''Artemyev A. R. The Gantimurov Princes in Russian service // Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja. Vol.84. Helsinki, 1992. P.7-8'' * ''Соломин А. В. Князья Гантимуровы.- М., 2013'' * ''Арсеньев Ю.В. Род князей Гантимуровых: Генеалогическая справка. М., 1904'' * ''Дамдинов Д.Г. О предках Гантимуровых (титулованных князьях и дворянах по московскому списку).- Улан-Удэ, 1996'' * ''Думин С.В. Князья Гантимуровы // Дворянские роды Российской империи.- Т.3.- М., 1996.- С.215-217'' * ''Гантимуров Д.В. Историческая справка относительно рода князей Гантимуровых.- Иркутск, 1900''

External links

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Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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