Lvov princely family

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The Lvov Coat of Arms

Lvov (Russian: Львов) is the name of a princely Russian family of Rurikid stock. The family is descended from the princes of Yaroslavl where early members of the family are buried.

Notable members

• Knyaz Matvey Danilovich (?-1603), Voivod in Tobolsk (1592) and in Verkhoturye (1601)
• Knyaz Ivan Dimitriyevich, Voivod in Tyumen (1635–1639)
• Knyaz Alexey Mikhaylovich (?-1653), Stolnik (1613), Okolnichiy (1627-), Boyar (1635) and head of the 'Prikaz of the Great Palace' (that is, a court marshal)
• Knyaz Dmitry Petrovich (?-1660), Boyar (1655)
• Knyaz Nikita Yakovlevich (?-1670), Okolnichiy and head of the Yamskoy Prikaz (the earliest version of the Russian Post Office)
• Knyaz Mikhail Nikitich (?-1692), Boyar (1692)
• Knyaz Vladimir Vladimirovich (1834–1865), Writer
• Knyaz Georgy Yevgenyevich (1861–1925) (32nd generation Rurikid), Russian Prime Minister
• Knyaz Alexander Dimitriyevich (1863-?), Fire-Brigade founder, Petergof Zemstvo chairman, cousin of Georgy Yevgenyevich

See also

• Lvov dvoryan families

External links

• About the family (Russian)