The House of Lobanov-Rostovsky is a branch of the House of Rurik whose male-line ancestors ruled the Principality of Rostov in present-day

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History

It originated with Prince Ivan (nicknamed Loban for his wide forehead), who lived at the end of the 15th century and was a great-grandson of Konstantin Vasilyevich, the reigning monarch of Rostov the Great. Notable members of the family included: * Dmitry Ivanovich Lobanov-Rostovsky * Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky * Nikita Lobanov-Rostovsky, the senior living member of the princely House of Rostov. Their

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combines the emblems of

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and Rostov the Great, two cities their patrilineal ancestors ruled. This princely house owned the

Lobanov-Rostovsky Palace Lobanov-Rostovsky Residence or the Lobanov-Rostovsky Palace is a building at 12 Admiralteysky Avenue in Saint Petersburg, Russia, constructed in 1817-1820 for Prince Alexander Yakovlevich Lobanov-Rostovsky The House of Lobanov-Rostovsky is ...

in downtown

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References

{{Reflist Russian families Russian noble families