The House of Durnovo (russian: Дурново) (known variant 'Durnovy' lural 'Durnov' ,'Durnova' (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 (russian: Толстой). In the mid 15th century The Velvet Book lists founder

Mikula F. Durnovo Mikula may refer to: * Mikula (surname) * Mikula Golubev, fictional mutant character published by Marvel Comics * 2969 Mikula, a Main-belt Asteroid * The protagonist of the Croatian film '' Captain Mikula, the Kid'' {{disambig ...

(russian: Микула Фёдорович Дурново) grandson of

Vasily Yurevich Tolstoy Vasili, Vasily, Vasilii or Vasiliy ( Russian: Василий) is a Russian masculine given name of Greek origin and corresponds to '' Basil''. It may refer to: * Vasili I of Moscow Grand Prince from 1389–1425 *Vasili II of Moscow Grand Prince ...

(russian: Василий Юрьевич Толстой), nicknamed as Durnoy (russian: Дурной) ould 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,

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, Kostroma, Moscow, Orёl, and St. Petersburg, Tambov,

Tula Tula may refer to: Geography Antarctica *Tula Mountains *Tula Point India *Tulā, a solar month in the traditional Indian calendar Iran * Tula, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province Italy * Tula, Sardinia, municipality (''comune'') in the pr ...

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

* Nikolay Dmitriyevich Durnovo (1725–1816) – General of Infantry *

Dmitry Nikolayevich Durnovo Dmitri (russian: Дми́трий); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr ( or ) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Greek Demetrios (Δημήτριος ...

(1769–1834) – Russian politician *

Maria Nikitichna Durnovo (Demidova) Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

(1776–1847) – wife of Dmitry Nikolaevich Durnovo *

Alexey Mikhailovich 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 D ...

(1792–1849) – Count, Tula Oblast *

Pavel Dmitrievich Durnovo Pavel (Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian and Macedonian: Павел, Czech, Slovene, Romanian: Pavel, Polish: Paweł, Ukrainian: Павло, Pavlo) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pavel ...

(1804–1864) – Politician and courtier *

Ivan Nikolayevich Durnovo Ivan Nikolayevich Durnovo (russian: Иван Николаевич Дурново, the patronymic is also transcribed as Nikolaevich; – ) was a Russian political figure. He served as Chairman of the Committee of Ministers between 1895 and ...

(1834–1903) – Politician, Prime minister of Russia (1895–1903) *

Pyotr Pavlovich Durnovo Pyotr Pavlovich Durnovo was Moscow's Governor General during the 1905 Russian Revolution. His dacha became the site of an anarchist occupation in 1917. From 1881 to July 1917 he was the vowel of the Saint Petersburg City Duma (chairman from 190 ...

(1835–1919) – General Governor of Moscow Military District *

Pyotr Nikolayevich Durnovo Pyotr Nikolayevich Durnovo (russian: Пётр Никола́евич Дурновó) (1845 in Moscow Governorate – in Petrograd) was an Imperial Russian lawyer, politician, and member of Russian nobility belonged to House of Durnovo. Known b ...

(1845–1915) – Minister of Interior of Russia *

Yelizaveta Petrovna Durnovo Yelizaveta is a Russian feminine given name, and is a cognate of Elizabeth. Notable people with the name include: *Grand Duchess Yelizaveta Mikhaylovna of Russia (1826–1845), the second child and daughter of Grand Duke Mikhail Pavlovich of Russia ...

(1855–1910) – Member of

Narodniki The Narodniks (russian: народники, ) were a politically conscious movement of the Russian intelligentsia in the 1860s and 1870s, some of whom became involved in revolutionary agitation against tsarism. Their ideology, known as Narodism, ...

movement *

Nikolay Nikolayevich Durnovo Nikolai Nikolayevich Durnovo (russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Дурново́; – 27 October 1937) was a Russian linguist. He was sentenced to death and shot during the Great Purge. Biography Durnovo was born into the Durno ...

(1876–1937) – Linguist

Partial Family Tree

Known family members in Chart Template format

Known Architectural Legacy and Geographical Location

* Dacha Durnovo * Church of The Transfiguration (Village of Spasskaya-Durnovo) *See ''File:Moscow, Podkolokolny 16-5, medical school.jpg'' (Moscow Medical College #2) * Abashevo, Penza Oblast

Other Family Connections

Alexander Griboyedov Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov (russian: Александр Сергеевич Грибоедов, ''Aleksandr Sergeevich Griboedov'' or ''Sergeevich Griboyedov''; 15 January 179511 February 1829), formerly romanized as Alexander Sergueevich Gri ...

–

Maria Sergeyevna Durnovo (Griboyedova) Maria Sergeyevna Durnovo () (russian: Мария Сергеевна Дурново (Грибоедова); 1792–1856) was an amateur Russian piano and harp player. She was a younger sister of Russian writer and poet Alexander Sergeyevich Gribo ...

sister of A.S. Griboyedov married to

Notes and references

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