The House of Trubetskoy (English), Трубецкие (Russian), Трубяцкі ( Belarusian), ''Trubecki'' (Polish), ''Trubetsky'' ( Ruthenian), Трубецький (

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

), ''Troubetzkoy'' (French), ''Trubic'' (Croatian), ''Trubetski'' (Estonian), ''Trubezkoi'' or ''Trubetzkoy'' (German), is a Russian

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family of Ruthenian stock and Lithuanian origin, like many other

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ly houses of

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, later prominent in Russian history, science, and arts. They are descended from Algirdas's son

Demetrius I Starshy Dmitry the Older or Dmitry of Bryansk ( lt, Dmitrijus Algirdaitis Brianskietis, pl, Dymitr Olgierdowicz, died on 12 August 1399 in the Battle of the Vorskla River) was the second eldest son of Algirdas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, and his first ...

(1327 – 12 August 1399 (the

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)). They used the

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coat of arms and the

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Sovereign rule

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s Troubetzkoy descend from

, one of Algirdas's sons, who ruled the

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s of

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and

Starodub Starodub ( rus, links=no, Староду́б, p=stərɐˈdup, ''old oak'') is a town in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, on the Babinets River (the Dnieper basin), southwest of Bryansk. Population: 16,000 (1975). History Starodub has been known ...

. He was killed together with his elder sons in the

(1399). Demetrius's descendants continued to rule the town of

Trubetsk The Principality of Trubetsk ( Russian: ''Трубецкое княжество'') was a small, landlocked Rus' principality in Eastern Europe. In the later Middle Ages it was bordered by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to its west and by Muscovy ...

(Troubchevsk) until the 1530s, when they had to

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to Roman Catholicism or leave their patrimony and settle in Moscow. They chose the latter, and were accepted with great ceremony at the

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Time of Troubles

Undoubtedly, the most prominent of early Troubetzkoys was Prince Dmitry Timofeievich Troubetzkoy, who helped Prince

Dmitry Pozharsky Dmitry Mikhaylovich Pozharsky ( rus, Дми́трий Миха́йлович Пожа́рский, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ pɐˈʐarskʲɪj; 17 October 1577 – 30 April 1642) was a Russian prince known for his military leadersh ...

to raise a volunteer army and deliver Moscow from the

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in 1612. The

Time of Troubles The Time of Troubles (russian: Смутное время, ), or Smuta (russian: Смута), was a period of political crisis during the Tsardom of Russia which began in 1598 with the death of Fyodor I (Fyodor Ivanovich, the last of the Rurik dy ...

over, Dmitry was addressed by people as "Liberator of the Motherland" and asked to accept the

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's throne. He contented himself, however, with the governorship of

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and the title of the

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(''derzhavets'') of

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. Prince Dmitry died on May 24, 1625 and was interred in the

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. Quite different was a stance of his first cousin, Prince Wigund-Jeronym Troubetzkoy. He supported the Poles and followed them to

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after the

. Here his descendants were given enviable positions at the

and married into other princely families of Poland. By the 1660s, however, the only Troubetzkoy left, Prince Yuriy Troubetzkoy, returned to Moscow and was given a boyar title by Tsar

Alexis of Russia Aleksey Mikhaylovich ( rus, Алексе́й Миха́йлович, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ; – ) was the Tsar of Russia from 1645 until his death in 1676. While finding success in foreign affairs, his reign saw several wars ...

. All the branches of the family descend from his marriage to Princess Irina Galitzina.

Members

Pierre Troubetskoy - Portrait of Vladimiro Notarbartolo Di Villarosa

* Prince Alexis S. Troubetzkoy, 1934–2017, historian, educator * Princess Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy, 1863–1945, American novelist, poet, playwright, married to Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy, artist (1864-1936) * Prince Dmitrii Timofeyevich Troubetzkoy, d. 1625, Savior of the Motherland during the

* Prince

Evgenii Nikolaevitch Troubetzkoy Prince Evgenii Nikolaevitch Troubetzkoy (russian: Евге́ний Никола́евич Трубецко́й; 5 October 1863 – 5 February 1920) was a Russian philosopher and a follower of Vladimir Solovyov. He was the son of Prince Nikolai P ...

, 1863-1920, religious philosopher, professor, publicist, lawyer, public figure. * Prince Igor Nikolayevich Troubetzkoy (Moscow, 23 August 1912, Paris, France – 20 December 2008), driver of the first Ferrari to compete in Grand Prix motor racing. Fourth husband of the American heiress

Barbara Hutton Barbara Woolworth Hutton (November 14, 1912 – May 11, 1979) was an American debutante, socialite, heiress, and philanthropist. She was dubbed the "Poor Little Rich Girl"—first when she was given a lavish and expensive debutante ball in 1930 a ...

. * Prince Ivan Yurievich Trubetskoy, 1667–1750, Russian field marshal, Boyar * Prince Nikita Yurievich Trubetskoy, 1699–1767, Russian statesman, Field Marshal * Prince Nikolai Sergeyevich Troubetzkoy (Moscow, April 16, 1890 –

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, June 25, 1938) Russian linguist, historian. * Prince

Nikolai Petrovitch Troubetzkoy Prince Nikolai Petrovitch Troubetzkoy (russian: Никола́й Петро́вич Трубецко́й; 1828–1900) was a Privy Counsellor and Chamberlain of the Russian Imperial Court. A relative of the Decembrist revolt, Decembrist Prince S ...

, 1828–1900, father of

Sergei Nikolaevich Trubetskoy Prince Sergei Nikolaevich Trubetskoy (russian: Серге́й Никола́евич Трубецко́й; 4 August Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O._S._23_June.html" ;"title="Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>O._S._23_June">O ...

and

, Co-founder and Chairman of the

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in Moscow, co-founder of the

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* Prince

Paolo Troubetzkoy Prince Paolo Petrovich Troubetzkoy (also known as Pavel or Paul; russian: Павел Петрович Трубецкой, translit=Pavel Petrovich Trubetskoy; Intra, Italy, 15 February 1866 — Pallanza, 12 February 1938) was an artist and a sc ...

( Intra, Italy, 15 February 1866 –

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, 12 February 1938), artist, sculptor * Prince Pyotr Petrovich Troubetzkoy, 1822–1892, Russian diplomat, botanist, father of

and Pierre Troubetzkoy. * Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy (1864-1936), artist * Prince

, 1862–1905, Russian religious philosopher, first elected Rector of Moscow University * Prince Sergei Petrovich Troubetzkoy, August 29, 1790 – November 22, 1860,

Decembrist The Decembrist Revolt ( ru , Восстание декабристов, translit = Vosstaniye dekabristov , translation = Uprising of the Decembrists) took place in Russia on , during the interregnum following the sudden death of Emperor Al ...

Wladimir Troubetzkoy Wladimir Troubetzkoy (10 October 1942 – 2 June 2009) was a French literary historian of Polish-Belarusian-Russian origin. Growing up as a member of the aristocratic Russian family Troubetzkoy in exile in France, but speaking the Russian languag ...

, 10 October 1942 – 2 June 2009, French literary historian * Prince

Youcca Troubetzkoy Youcca Troubetzkoy (russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Трубецко́й; 12 December 1905 – 22 April 1992), also credited as Youcca Troubetzkov and Nicolas Barclay, was an American actor. He was a member of the princely Trubetskoy ...

, also Nicolas Barclay, George Fairwood, (December 12, 1905 – April 22, 1992) French-American actor. * Prince Yuriy Petrovich Trubetskoy, 1643–1679, Ruthenian prince, Boyar * Prince Yuri Yurievich Trubetzkoy, 1668–1739, Russian General, Senator

References

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