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

Siege of Port Arthur The siege of Port Arthur ( ja, 旅順攻囲戦, ''Ryojun Kōisen''; russian: link=no, Оборона Порт-Артура, ''Oborona Port-Artura'', August 1, 1904 – January 2, 1905) was the longest and most violent land battle of the Russ ...

. * Natalia Gantimurova (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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