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The princedom of San Donato was created by
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Paul Pavlovitch Demidoff.jpg, Paul
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Anatoliy Pavlovich Demidov 2.jpg, Anatoly Pavlovich
The princedom of San Donato was created by Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Leopold II( it, Leopoldo Giovanni Giuseppe Francesco Ferdinando Carlo, german: Leopold Johann Joseph Franz Ferdinand Karl, English: ''Leopold John Joseph Francis Ferdinand Charles''. (3 October 1797 – 29 January 1870) was Grand Duke of Tus ...
, for the Russia
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n Italophile
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Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov in 1840, so that Demidov could marry Mathilde Bonaparte
Mathilde Laetitia Wilhelmine Bonaparte, Princesse Française, Princess of San Donato (27 May 1820 – 2 January 1904), was a French princess and salonnière. She was a daughter of Napoleon's brother Jérôme Bonaparte and his second wife, Catha ...
, niece of Napoleon, without her losing her title of ''Princess''.
The title was never recognized in Russia. It was named after Villa San Donato
The Villa San Donato is a Palladian palace built by Russian industrialist Nikolay Demidov on 42 hectares of marshland to the north of Florence at Polverosa which he had bought from the Catholic church, after he was made Russia's ambassador to the ...
, the Demidov
The House of Demidov (russian: Деми́довы) also Demidoff, was a prominent Russian noble family during the 18th and 19th centuries. Originating in the city of Tula in the 17th century, the Demidovs found success through metal products, a ...
family's villa, built by the first prince's father near Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...
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List of holders
#Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato
Count Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of Villa San Donato, San Donato (russian: link=no, Анатолий Николаевич Демидов; 5 April OS: 24 March 1813 – 29 April 1870) was a Russian industrialist, diplomat and ...
(1813-1870), Prince from 1840 creation, died without legitimate issue
#Pavel Pavlovich Demidov, 2nd Prince of San Donato
Count Pavel Pavlovich Demidov, 2nd Prince of San Donato (russian: Павел Павлович Демидов; 9 October 1839, Frankfurt am Main / Bad Kissingen – 26 January 1885, Pratolino, Florence) was a Russian industrialist, jurist, p ...
(1839-1885), nephew of the former
#Elim Pavlovich Demidov, 3rd Prince of San Donato
Count Elim Pavlovich Demidov, 3rd Prince of Villa San Donato, San Donato (russian: Елим Павлович Демидов; 6 August (20 June, per Ferrand) 1868, in Hietzing suburb of Vienna – 28 March 1943, in Athens) of the Demidov industria ...
(1868-1943), son of the former
#Anatoly Pavlovich Demidov, 4th Prince of San Donato
Count Anatoly (called Anatole) Pavlovich Demidov, 4th Prince of San Donato (russian: Анатолий Павлович Демидов; San Donato, 31 November OS: 12 November 1874 – Marseille, 27 October 1943) of the Demidov industrial f ...
(1874-1943), half-brother of the former