House of Lobanov-Rostovsky
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The House of Lobanov-Rostovsky ({{langx|ru|Лобановы-Ростовские}}, literally "Lobanov-Rostovskys") is a Russian princely family that claims their descent from the House of Rurik{{Cite book |last=Lieven |first=Dominic |title=Russia's Rulers Under the Old Regime |date=1989 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=9780300049374 |location=New Haven |pages=1}} and whose male-line ancestors were the {{ill|Rostov princes|ru|Ростовские князья}}, who ruled the Principality of Rostov, the area now in the present-day Russia.{{cite Efron|Лобановы-Ростовские}}Владимир Вольвович Богуславский, Славянская энциклопедия: Киевская Русь-Московия (''Slavic Encyclopedia: Kievan Rus – Muscovy), "КнязьяЛобановы-Ростовские", [https://books.google.com/books?id=sBedA2OHAzYC&pg=PA671 pp.668-674]
History
It originated with Prince {{ill|Ivan Aleksandrovich Rostovsky|lt=Ivan Rostovsky|ru|Ростовский, Иван Александрович Лобан}}, nicknamed Loban ({{lang|ru|Лобан}}) for his wide forehead ({{lang|ru|"Лоб"}} means 'forehead' in Russian), who lived at the end of the 15th century and was a descendant of reigning princes of Rostov the Great.Gerhard Friedrich Müller, Известие о дворянах Российских, 1790, [https://books.google.com/books?id=QQH6AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA424 p.424]
Some notable members of the family are listed in the "Lobanov-Rostovsky" article.
Their coat of arms has a divided shield: the upper part of blue color shows Archangel Gabriel, silver with golden halo and sword. The lower part in red shows a standing, gold-armed silver stag with a golden collar. Around the coat of arms are the princely insignia. Maximilian Gritzner, "Die Europäischen Fürstengeschlechter nicht Römisch-Kaiserlicher oder Deutsch-bundesfürstlicher Extraction." In: J. Siebmacher’s grosses und allgemeines Wappenbuch, vol. 2. Bauer und Raspe, Nürnberg 1894, p. 49.
Among the (former) estate of the family is the Lobanov-Rostovsky Palace in downtown Saint Petersburg.{{Cite book |last=Hanukai |first=Maksim |title=Tragic Encounters: Pushkin and European Romanticism |date=2023 |publisher=University of Wisconsin Press |isbn=9780299341404 |pages=214}}
Relatives
There are other (extinct) princely families that descended from Rostov princes: {{ill|Bakhteyarov-Rostovsky|ru|Бахтеяровы-Ростовские}}{{cite Efron|Бахтеяровы, ростовские князья}} and {{ill|Golenin-Rostovsky|ru|Голенины-Ростовские}}.{{cite Efron|Голенины-Ростовские}}
References
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External links
- [https://genealogia.ru/users/rurik/Rospisi/Lob_Rost.htm Родословная роспись князей Лобановых-Ростовских] (genealogy)