Milyukov
The Milyukov family (
Origins
The House of Milyukov stems from a "foreigner" Semyon Melik, who was a voivode, that fought alongside Prince
Side branches
Starovo-Milyukov (Старово-Милюков) is a cadet line founded by Semyon Ioanovich, one of Semyon Melik's grandchildren, nicknamed "Stary" (
Melyukov (Мелюков) (originally Milyukov) is the second cadet branch, and broke off during the early 1860s (shortly after the abolition of
Prominent members of the Milyukov family
Milyukov family had numerous notable members throughout the centuries. Below is the list of the most illustrious members of their time.
During the early 16th century, the most prominent one was Mikhail Ioanovich, who was a
One of the more illustrious Milyukovs in the 17th century was Semyon (d. 1699), the
In the 19th century, Nikolay Petrovich was a very noteworthy nobleman in Tver; his godfather was Alexander I himself. He is mostly famous for owning and later causing the death of Grigory Soroka.[6]
The most famous Milyukov in the 20th century was
Family estates
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The Milyukovs had several estates around Lake Moldino near Tver. The main manor was Poddub'ye, with two other manors, Vsekhsvyatskoye and Ostrovki to the north and south, respectively, belonging to various Milyukovs. According to early 19th century records, Poddub'ye Manor had eight houses and 651 male field serfs attached to it, while Vsekhsvyatskoye had 34 house serfs and 254 male field serfs. Ostrovki Manor had 19 house serfs with an unknown number of field serfs.[7] An interesting fact is that the House of Smirnoff (of Smirnoff Vodka fame) had a family manor right across the lake from Poddub'ye and, just like the Melyukov branch mentioned above, had to start in business shortly after the abolition of serfdom.[8]
References
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- ^ "Ймъгэъ Бнкйнмяйхе (Рперэъ Бербэ). Пнднякнбмюъ Пняохяэ". Rurik.genealogia.ru. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
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- ^ "Известия Науки - АРХИЕПИСКОПЫ, ОППОЗИЦИОНЕРЫ И ИЗГНАННИКИ. МИЛЮКОВЫ". Archived from the original on 2008-03-16. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "История имения Поддубье".
- ^ "Экскурсии в Удомле - Молдинское кольцо".