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The House of Vorontsov (
Varangian nobleman named Šimon. The Velyaminovs served as hereditary mayors of Moscow until the office was abolished by Dmitry Donskoy
(Prince of Moscow from 1359 to 1389), whose own mother came from this family.
History
The Vorontsov branch of the Velyaminovs reached a zenith of its power in the person of the boyar
Rastrelli
, remains a monument to his power.
During the reign of
Yekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova-Dashkova
, the wife of Prince Dashkov and Elizaveta's own sister.
Yekaterina Dashkova's brothers,
New Russia and led the Russian army in the Caucasus. The Vorontsovs from this branch were inveterate Anglophiles
and supported many English servants, painters, and architects.
Count Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov (1837–1916), served as Minister of Imperial Properties (1881–1897) and as the General Governor of the Caucasus in 1905–1915. He was officially in charge of the victorious Russian forces in the Battle of Sarikamish (December 1914 to January 1915) during the early months of World War I
.
Gallery
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Count Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkovwith his daughter, Countess Irina Illarionovna
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Count Alexander Illarionovich Vorontosv-Dashkov
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Countess Sofia Illarionovna Demidova (born Vorontsova-Dashkova)
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Countess Irina Illarionovna Sheremeteva (born Vorontsova-Dashkova)
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Countess Maria Illarionovna Musin-Pushkina (born Vorontsova-Dashkova)
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Countess Elizabeth Andreevna Vorontsova-Dashkova (born Shuvalova)
See also
- Vorontsov Palace (Alupka)
- Vorontsov Palace (Odessa)
- Vorontsov Palace (Saint Petersburg)
References
- ^ Bain, Robert Nisbet (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). pp. 212–213.
- ^ "Russian Art Dealer | Dealer in Russian Paintings, Sculpture | Collection and Galleries at Lindsay Russian Art".
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