Tolstoy family
House of Tolstoy Род Толстых | |
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Noble family | |
Country | Russia |
Founded | 14th century (1300s) |
Founder | Andrey Kharitonovich Tolstoy |
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The House of Tolstoy, or Tolstoi (
Origins
The Tolstoys were a family of provincial
Because of the
In the Napoleonic wars
Two members of the family were active during the
Alexander Ivanovich Tolstoy (1770–1857), stemming from a collateral branch of the family, inherited the comital title and estates of his childless uncle, the last of the Ostermanns.
He first distinguished himself in the
In high society
Count
Count
In Russian literature
Many of the Tolstoys devoted their spare time to literary pursuits. For instance, Count Alexei Konstantinovich (1817–75) was a courtier but also one of the most popular Russian poets of his time. He wrote admirable ballads, a historical novel, some licentious verse, and satires published under the penname of Kozma Prutkov. His lasting contribution to the Russian literature was a trilogy of historical dramas, modelled after Pushkin's Boris Godunov.
Count Lev Nikolaevich (1828–1910), more widely known abroad as
Of Lev's thirteen children, most spent their life either promoting his teachings or denouncing them. His youngest daughter and secretary,
Count
His granddaughter Tatyana Tolstaya (born May 3, 1951) is one of the foremost Russian short story writers. Another member of the family is Count Nikolai Tolstoy-Miloslavsky (born in 1935), a British historian and monarchist, and nominal head of the House of Tolstoy today.
After the Russian revolution
Some of the members of the Tolstoy family left Russia in the aftermath of the
Notable people
- Selivestr Ivanovich Tolstoy (? –1612),
- Grigory Ivanovich Tolstoy (? –1636),
- Vasili Ivanovich Tolstoy (? –1649),
- Andrey Vasiliyevich Tolstoy (? –1690),
- Ivan Andreyevich Tolstoy (1644–1713),
- Pyotr Andreyevich Tolstoy (1645–1729),
- Matvei Andreyevich Tolstoy (? –1763),
- Ivan Matveyevich Tolstoy (1746–1808),
- Dmitry Aleksandrovich Tolstoy (1754–1832), governor of Mogilev
- bibliophile and collector
- Nikolai Aleksandrovich Tolstoy (1761–1816), grand master of court ceremonies
- Pyotr Aleksandrovich Tolstoy (1769–1844), military commander and diplomat
- Aleksander Ivanovich Ostermann-Tolstoy(1770–1857), full general of infantry
- Matvei Feodorovich Tolstoy (1772–1815), senator
- Fyodor Petrovich Tolstoy(1783–1873), artist
- Fyodor Ivanovich Tolstoy(The American) (1782–1846), adventurer
- Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov
- Yegor Petrovich Tolstoy (1802–1874), lieutenant-general, governor of Taganrog and Kaluga, senator
- Nikolai Matveyevich Tolstoy (1802–1879), full general of infantry, grandfather of Anna Vyrubova
- Ivan Matveyevich Tolstoy (1806–1867), grand master of court ceremonies and minister of post service
- Feofil Matveyevich Tolstoy(1809–1881), music critic and composer
- Mikhail Vladimirovich Tolstoy (1812–1896), writer
- Alexandra Andreevna Tolstaya(1817-1904), lady-in-waiting, and tutor of Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg and Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia.
- Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy (1817–1875), poet
- Dmitry Andreyevich Tolstoy(1823–1889), statesman
- Yuri Vasiliyevich Tolstoy (1824–1878), statesman and historian
- Leo (Lev) Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828–1910), writer and philosopher
- Sophia Andreyevna Tolstaya (1844–1919), Leo Tolstoy's wife
- Tatyana Sukhotina-Tolstaya(1864–1950), Leo Tolstoy's oldest daughter
- Ilya Tolstoy (1866–1933), son of Leo Tolstoy, writer and memoirist
- Nicholas Tolstoy (1867–1938), Russian Catholic priest and theologian.
- Lev Lvovich Tolstoy (1871–1945), son of Leo Tolstoy, sculptor
- Ivan Ivanovich Tolstoy (1880–1954), philologist and academician
- Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1883–1945), writer
- philanthropist
- Tatiana Tolstoy-Paus (1914–2007), Swedish socialite and politician
- Irina Aleksandrovna (1917–1998), stepdaughter of Duke Georg of Mecklemburg, wife of Prince Franz Ferdinand of Isenburg,grandmother of Princess Sophie ( wife of Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia, current head of House of Hohenzollern) and Archduchess Katharina (wife of Archduke Martin of Austria Este)
- philologist
- Nikolai Tolstoy (b. 1935), historian
- Tatyana Nikitishna Tolstaya (1951), granddaughter of Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, writer
- Artemy Lebedev (b. 1975), Russian designer and top blogger, son of Tatyana Tolstaya
- Vladimir Tolstoy (b. 1962), Leo Tolstoy's great-great-grandson, director of the Yasnaya Polyana museum[11]
- Pyotr Tolstoy(b. 1969), Leo Tolstoy's great-great-grandson, Russian journalist, TV presenter and politician
- Fyokla Tolstaya (b. 1971), Leo Tolstoy's great-great-granddaughter, Russian journalist and TV presenter[12]
- Svetlana Tolstaya (b. 1971), race walker
- Viktoria Tolstoy (b. 1974, née Kjellberg), Swedish jazz singer
- Alexandra Tolstoy (b. 1974), equine adventurer, author[13]
- Xenia Tolstoy(b. 1980), jewellery designer
- Lis Tolstoy (b. 1971), professional land surveyor
Places
Several places in Russia are named to commemorate Leo Tolstoy, e.g., Tolstoy-Yurt, village in Chechnya.
Quotes
- "It's so wonderful to be a Tolstoy" (Countess Tatiana Tolstoy-Paus, Leo Tolstoy's last surviving grandchild)[14]
References
- S2CID 164689220.
- ^ a b c d Vitold Rummel, Vladimir Golubtsov (1886). Genealogical Collection of Russian Noble Families in 2 Volumes. Volume 2 // The Tolstoys, Counts and Noblemen. — Saint Petersburg: A. S. Suvorin Publishing House, p. 487
- ^ a b Ivan Bunin, The Liberation of Tolstoy: A Tale of Two Writers, p. 100
- ISBN 9780802137685.
- ^ "Six Centuries of Tolstoys". The New York Times. 6 November 1983.
- ^ Tolstoy coat of arms by All-Russian Armorials of Noble Houses of the Russian Empire. Part 2, June 30, 1798 (in Russian)
- ^ The Tolstoys article from Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, 1890–1907 (in Russian)
- ^ Nikolai Puzin, The Lev Tolstoy House-Museum In Yasnaya Polyana (with a list of Leo Tolstoy's descendants), 1998
- ^ "Tanja Paus och Sonja Ceder till minne," Svenska Dagbladet, 11 March 2007
- ^ "Владимир Путин назначил новых советников".
- ^ Vladimir Ilyich Tolstoy at the official Yasnaya Polyana website
- ^ The Tolstoy family documentary project by Fyokla Tolstaya at Russia-K
- ^ The Daily Telegraph - BBC's 'sickening' horse documentary sparks viewer complaints, 8 April 2009
- ^ Francoise Michel, Tolstoys stage family reunion, Baltic Times, August 8, 2002