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Obolensky
The House of Obolensky () is an ancient Russian princely family, claiming descent from the Olgovichi branch of the Rurik dynasty. History Their name is said to derive from the town of Obolensk in the Upper Oka Principalities near Moscow. Members of the family belonged to the Russian nobility and held the hereditary title of Knyaz in the Empire of Russia. The Obolensky coat of arms is composed of the emblems of Kiev and Chernigov.The family of aristocrats mostly fled Russia in 1917 during the Russian Revolution. Notable members *Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky (d.1523), nicknamed ''Repnya'', ancestor of the House of Repnin * Alexey Obolensky (1819–1884), Russian artillery general * Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky (1853–1910), Governor-General of Finland * Alexei Dmitrievich Obolensky (24 November/6 December 1855-21 September 1933)-Russian state man, equerry, Chief Prosecutor of the Holy Synod(1905—1906), an owner of the Berezichi estate After the Russian Revolution, pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ivan Sergeyevich Obolensky
Ivan Sergeyevich Obolensky (May 15, 1925 – January 29, 2019) was an American financial analyst and corporate officer. He was previously commissioned in the United States Navy, serving as a Flight Lieutenant, and had also been a publisher. He died on January 29, 2019. Early life Obolensky was born in London, England, on May 15, 1925, to Serge Obolensky, Prince Sergei Platonovich "Serge" Obolensky and Ava Alice Muriel Astor. Paternally, he belonged to the Obolensky family of Russian princes who trace their lineage to the Rurikid dynasty, Rurikid rulers of Kievan Rus who preceded the House of Romanov, Romanov emperors. His mother was the only daughter of John Jacob Astor IV, who died on the RMS Titanic, RMS ''Titanic'', and is thus a member of the Astor family. Obolensky was educated at St. George's School (Rhode Island), St. George's School in Middletown, Rhode Island, Middletown, Rhode Island, and graduated from Yale College in New Haven, Connecticut, New Haven, Connecticut, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Serge Obolensky
Prince Sergei Platonovich Obolensky Neledinsky-Meletzky (November 3, 1890 – September 29, 1978), known as Serge Obolensky, was a Russian-born aristocrat then American citizen, U.S. Army colonel, socialite and publicist. He served as vice chairman of the board of directors of the Hilton Hotels Corporation. Early life Obolensky's parents were Prince Platon Sergeyevich Obolensky-Neledinsky-Meletzky (1850–1913) and Maria Konstantinovna Naryshkina (1861–1929). He had a younger brother, Vladimir (1896–1968), who died unmarried and childless. He was an enthusiastic polo player and played for his University Team at Oxford in 1914. Career Obolensky was a soldier in two World Wars and in the Russian Civil War and fled his native country after battling Bolsheviks as a guerrilla fighter. He was a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. paratroopers and a member of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), forerunner of the CIA, and made his first five jumps in 1943 at the age of 53. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alexander Obolensky
Prince Alexander Sergeevich Obolensky (; 17 February 1916 – 29 March 1940) was a Rurikid Prince#Prince as a substantive title, prince of Russian nobility, Russian aristocratic descent who became a naturalised British people, Briton, having spent most of his life in England, and who went on to represent England national rugby union team, England in international rugby union. He was, and remains, popularly known as "The Flying Prince", "The Flying Slav", or simply as "Obo" to many sports fans. Biography A member of the Rurik dynasty, Obolensky was born at Petrograd (''now'' Saint Petersburg) on 17 February 1916, the son of Prince Sergei Alexandrovich Obolensky, an Officer (armed forces), officer in the Tsar, Tsar's Imperial Guard (Russia), Imperial Horse Guards and his wife Princess Lyubov Obolenskaya (''née'' Naryshkin family, Naryshkina). The family name derives from the ancient Russian city of Obolenskoye, Zhukovsky District, Kaluga Oblast, Obolensk; they fled Russian Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alexis Obolensky
Kniaz, Prince Alexis Obolensky (April 20, 1915 – February 8, 1986) was an aristocratic Russian-American socialite, real estate broker and celebrated backgammon Player (game), player, dubbed the "Father of Modern Backgammon". A member of the Russian Russian nobility, princely Obolensky, house of Obolensky, his family descends from the ancient Rurik dynasty. Early life Born in 1915 at Saint Petersburg under Russian Empire, Tsarist rule, he was the only son of Prince Alexey Alexandrovitch Obolensky (1883–1942) and Lubov Petrovna "Luba" ''née'' Trubetskoy family, Trubetskaya (1888–1980), White émigré, Russian emigrés who later settled in NYC. Of his four sisters, the eldest was Princess Alexandra Obolenskaya (1909–1997) who married firstly Prince Nikolai Troubetzkoy (divorced, div. 1933) and secondly Artemi Wachramejev (div. 1947) then Anatol Nicholas Sazonoff (1896–1991). His other surviving elder sister was Princess Luba Troubetzkoy (1912–1991) of Sea Cliff statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dimitri Obolensky
Sir Dimitri Dimitrievich Obolensky (; – 23 December 2001) was a Russian-British historian who was Professor of Russian and Balkan History at the University of Oxford and the author of various historical works. Biography Prince Dimitri Dimitrievich Obolensky was born in the Russian Soviet Republic on 1 April 1918 in Saint Petersburg, the son of Prince Dimitri Alexandrovich Obolensky (1882–1964) and Countess Maria (Shuvalova) (1894–1973). His family was descended from Rurik, Igor, Svyatoslav, St Vladimir of Kiev, St Michael of Chernigov, and Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov: however, as one of his students has written, "he was a sober enough scholar to know that Rurik may not actually have existed." After the Russian Revolution, the Royal Navy helped the Obolensky family to escape from Russia in 1919, together with the Dowager Empress Marie Feodorovna and the Grand Duke Nicholas. He was educated in Britain at Lynchmere Preparatory School, Eastbourne, and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dimitri Alexandrovich Obolensky
Prince Dimitri Alexandrovich Obolensky (19 March (old style) 1882 – 27 April 1964) was a Russian nobleman, landowner and marshal of the nobility who after the October Revolution and the Russian Civil War became a night watchman and a taxi driver in Paris. He wrote a memoir of his experiences. Background Obolensky was descended from the 9th century Varangian chieftain Rurik, founder of the Rurik dynasty, and from Igor I, Svyatoslav I, and St Vladimir of Kiev, as well as from the 13th century St Michael of Chernigov.Anthony Bryer, Obituary: Professor Sir Dimitri Obolensky' from ''The Independent'' dated 31 December 2001 The son of Prince Alexander Dimitrievich Obolensky (1847–1917), by his marriage to Countess Anna Alexandrovna Polovtzova (1862–1917), Obolensky was born at Saint Petersburg on 24 April 1882.Jacques Ferrand, ''Descendances naturelles des souverains et grands-ducs de Russie de 1762 à 1910: répertoire généalogique'' (1995), p. 27 Life On 22 Sep 1905 Obo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alexey Obolensky
Prince Alexey Vasilyevich Obolensky (Russian: Алексей Васильевич Оболенский; 1819–1884) was an Artillery General, head of the Moscow Governorate in 1861–1866. Representative of the princely family Obolensky. Biography Born June 4, 1819, in the family of Major General Vasily Obolensky and Ekaterina Musina–Pushkina. Having received an excellent education at home and at the Physics and Mathematics Department of Moscow University, Prince Alexey Obolensky passed the officer's exam at the Mikhailovsky Artillery School in 1838. In the same year, on April 8, he entered military service as a Fireworker of the 4th Class of the Life Guards of the 1st Artillery Brigade in the No. 1 Light Battery. Two years later he was promoted to warrant officer with a transfer from the 1st to the 2nd Battery, and three years later he was transferred to the same rank in the Life Guards Horse Artillery. On October 10 of the same year, he was promoted to second lieutenant, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Astor Family
The Astor family achieved prominence in business sector, business, Socialite, society, and politics in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 19th and 20th centuries. With Germans, German roots, some of their ancestry goes back to the Alps, Italian and Swiss Alps, the Astors settled in Germany, first appearing in North America in the 18th century with John Jacob Astor, one of the wealthiest people in history. Founding family members John Jacob Astor (born Johann Jakob Astor) was the youngest of four sons born to Johann Jacob Astor (1724–1816) and Maria Magdalena vom Berg (1730–1764). The Astor family can trace their ancestry back to Giovan Asdour (1595–1668) and Gretta Ursula Asdour (1589–?). Giovan was born in Chiavenna, Italy, and died in Zürich, Switzerland. Their son, Hans Pieter Asdor, was born in Switzerland and died in Nußloch. John Jacob and his brother George, born in Walldorf left Germany and moved to London in 1778. There, they established a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ava Alice Muriel Astor
Ava Alice Muriel Astor (July 7, 1902 – July 19, 1956) was an American heiress, socialite, and member of the Astor family. She was the daughter of John Jacob Astor IV and Ava Lowle Willing, and sister of Vincent Astor and half-sister of John Jacob Astor VI. Early life Ava Astor was born on July 7, 1902, in Manhattan, New York City. She was the only daughter of Colonel John Jacob "Jack" Astor IV (1864–1912) who died in the sinking of the ''Titanic'' and Ava Lowle Willing (1868–1958). Her paternal grandparents were real estate businessman and race horse breeder/owner William Backhouse Astor Jr. (1829–1892) and socialite Caroline Webster "Lina" Schermerhorn (1830–1908), while her maternal grandparents were businessman Edward Shippen Willing (1822–1906) and socialite Alice Caroline Barton (1833–1903). In September 1911, Ava and her mother moved to England. They lived in her townhouse on Grosvenor Square in Mayfair, London (from October–April) and her country esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky
''Knyaz'' Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky (), or Prince John Obolenski (1853 – 28 February 1910), was an Imperial Russian Lieutenant-General. Early life and ancestry He was a member of a Rurikid princely Obolensky family, whose ancestors once ruled one of the Upper Principalities. His mother was the Romanian aristocrat Olga Sturdza (1830-1895), daughter of Alexandru Sturdza (from a non-princely branch, 3rd cousin once removed of the Russian statesman Alexandru Sturdza), grand-treasurer of the Principality of Moldova, by Princess Elena Ghika (1812-1881). His father was ''Prince'' Mikhail Aleksandrovich Obolensky (1821–1886). Career He served as the Governor-General of Finland from 18 August 1904 to 18 November 1905. His predecessor General Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov was assassinated in June 1904. He received a telegram from an unknown sender, saying: ''"We are expecting you in the near future -stop- The weather here is +200°C -stop- Bobrikov"''.Hämäläinen, Eenariin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rurik Dynasty
The Rurik dynasty, also known as the Rurikid or Riurikid dynasty, as well as simply Rurikids or Riurikids, was a noble lineage allegedly founded by the Varangian prince Rurik, who, according to tradition, established himself at Novgorod in the year 862. The Rurikids were the ruling dynasty of Kievan Rus' and its principalities following its disintegration. The ''Romanovichi'' ruled the southwestern territories, which were unified by Roman the Great and his son Daniel, who was in 1253 crowned by Pope Innocent IV as the king of Ruthenia. Galicia–Volhynia was eventually annexed by Poland and Lithuania. The northern and northeastern territories were unified by the ''Daniilovichi'' of Moscow; by the 15th century, Ivan III threw off the control of the Golden Horde and assumed the title of sovereign of all Russia. Ivan IV was crowned as the tsar of all Russia, where the Rurik line ruled until 1598, following which they were eventually succeeded by the House of Romanov. As a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Russian Nobility
The Russian nobility or ''dvoryanstvo'' () arose in the Middle Ages. In 1914, it consisted of approximately 1,900,000 members, out of a total population of 138,200,000. Up until the February Revolution of 1917, the Russian noble estates staffed most of the Russian government and possessed a self-governing body, the Assembly of the Nobility. The Russian language, Russian word for nobility, ''dvoryanstvo'' derives from Slavonic ''dvor'' (двор), meaning the noble court, court of a prince or duke (''knyaz''), and later, of the tsar or emperor. Here, ''dvor'' originally referred to servants at the estate of an aristocrat. In the late 16th and early 17th centuries, the system of hierarchy was a system of seniority known as ''mestnichestvo''. The word ''dvoryane'' described the highest rank of gentry, who performed duties at the royal court, lived in it (''Moskovskie zhiltsy'', "Moscow dwellers"), or were candidates to it, as for many boyar scions (''dvorovye deti boyarskie'', ''v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
