Mstislavsky (
Russian Мстиславский) was a Russian princely family of
Gediminid
The House of Gediminid or simply the Gediminids ( lt, Gediminaičiai, sgs, Gedėmėnātē, be, Гедзімінавічы, pl, Giedyminowicze, uk, Гедиміновичі;) were a dynasty of monarchs in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania that reig ...
origin who prior to their move to Russia ruled the principality of
Mstislavl. In the following, the Mstislavsky family produced some notable military commanders such as
Ivan Mstislavsky
Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...
who fought in the
Livonian War. His son,
Fyodor Mstislavsky
Fyodor, Fedor (russian: Фёдор) or Feodor is the Russian form of the name "Theodore" meaning “God’s Gift”. Fedora () is the feminine form. Fyodor and Fedor are two English transliterations of the same Russian name.
It may refer to:
Giv ...
was one of the Russian magnates during the
Time of Troubles and the leader of the
Seven Boyars who temporarily ruled the country.
External links
Mstislavsky princesin History of the Russian nobility
Gediminids
Russian noble families
Ruthenian noble families
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