Country Russia Ethnicity Russian | Founded Mid XV century | |
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Founder Vasily Yuryevich Tolstoy (Durnoy) | ||
Durnovo (Russian: Дурново) (known variant 'Durnovy' [plural], 'Durnov'[m] ,'Durnova' [f] (Russian: 'Дурновы'; 'Дурнов', 'Дурнова')) is a prominent family of Russian nobility. Durnovo is one of two Russian noble families, of which the most famous is the branch of the Tolstoy (Russian: Толсто́й).
Contents
- Coat of Arms
- Notable Family Members
- Partial Family Tree
- Known Architectural Legacy and Geographical Location
- Other Family Connections
- References
In mid XV century The Velvet Book lists founder Mikula F. Durnovo (Russian: Микула Фёдорович Дурново) grandson of Vasily Yurevich Tolstoy (Russian: Василий Юрьевич Толстой), nicknamed as Durnoy (Russian: Дурной) [Could be translates as: A Fool, Spoiled, Bad, Joker]) as a founder of the family. His brothers Daniel (Russian: Данила) and Basil (Russian: Василий) founded families of Danilov (Russian: Даниловы) and Vasilchikov (Russian: Васильчиковы). Durnovo listed in the sixth part of the The Sovereign's Pedigree Book of Vologda, Kaluga, Kostroma, Moscow, Orёl, and St. Petersburg, Tambov, Tula and Tver provinces.
Coat of Arms
Durnovo’s coat of arms is practically identical with the "parent" coat of arms of Tolstoy family
Notable Family Members
Partial Family Tree
Known family members in Chart Template format