Matrilineal ancestry

For centuries, daughters of numerous noble families married into our family. It’s impossible, and not our goal, to name all of them. However, there are a few that we consider most impactful, especially families that have multiple marriage ties with us, did military service together, were godparents to each other’s children and so on. You can find some of  them on this page.

Glazov

An ancient boyar dynasty with  an impeccable reputation

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Chernyshev

A dynasty of fantastic military commanders with Polish roots.

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Obolyaninov

A noble family that reached zenith of power during Emperor Paul I’s reign.

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von Strukoff

A comparatively young (XVII century) but fabulously prosperous noble house.

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