Anikey Stroganov
Anikey Stroganov | |
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Аникей Строганов | |
Novgorod, Russia | |
Died | 1570 Solvychegodsk, Russia |
Known for | progenitor of the Stroganov family |
Children | 15, including Semyon |
Parent | Fyodor Lukich Stroganov (father) |
Anikey Fyodorovich Stroganov (also spelled Anika or Aniky; Russian: Аникей Фёдорович Строганов; Christian name: Joasaphus (Иоасаф); 1488–1570) was a Russian explorer, merchant and monk. He was an early progenitor of the Stroganov family, whose members were prominent Russian merchants, industrialists, landowners, noblemen, and statesmen through to the early 20th century.
Biography
Anikey Stroganov was the youngest of the four sons of Fyodor Lukich Stroganov. He was born in
Anikey improved and expanded his salt business and when his sons Yakov , Grigory and Semyon became adults, Anikey founded new salterns in the Kolskaya Guba and Perm.
In the beginning of the reign of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, Stroganov received the right to control the trade rules prescribed for English merchants, traveling from Arkhangelsk to Moscow. These rights were confirmed in documents signed in 1552, 1555 and 1560. Stroganov performed also other duties for the tsar, like collecting taxes from the obrok in Solvychegodsk.
Stroganov established trade routes with the
On 16 August 1566, Anikey Stroganov received a new privilege; at his own request their lands were included in the
Anikey Stroganov was married two times. His first wife, Mavra, died in 1544. After the death of the second wife in 1567, Stroganov moved in with his youngest son Semyon. He had three children with his first wife and twelve with his second wife.[1] Like his father, Anikey soon became a monk, going by the name Joasaphus (Иоасаф). He died in 1570 at the age of 80 years and 10 months.
References
- ^ Kruptsov 2003, pp. 15–23.
Bibliography
- This article includes content derived from the Russian Biographical Dictionary, 1896–1918.
- Kruptsov, V. I. (2003). Род Строгановых. Chelyabinsk: Каменный пояс. ISBN 5-88771-031-4.