Shakhovskoy
{{Short description|Russian princely family}}
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|titles = Prince Shakhovskoy
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|current head = Prince Dmitry Mikhailovich Shakhovskoy (born 1934)Les familles princières de l'ancien empire de Russie (Jacques Ferrand)The Noble Families of the Russian Empire, volume IV The Princes of the Kingdom of Georgia (Stanislaw Dumin & Prince Yuri Chikovani, Moscow 1998)
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The House of Shakhovskoy{{efn|Alternately written Shahovskoy or Shahovskoi.{{langx|uk|Шаховський}}, {{langx|ru|Шаховской}}, {{langx|fr| Chakhovskoï}}, {{langx|de| Schachowskoi}}, {{langx|it| Šachovskoj}}.}} is the name of a noble family of the Russian Empire which claims descent from Konstantin Glebovich "Shah", a voivode of Nizhny Novgorod in 1481.{{cn|date=December 2024}} Most members of the family fled the Russian Empire in 1917 during the Russian Revolution.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
In the 19th century, and especially after the abolition of serfdom, the "Shakhovskoy" surname began to appear among peasants who adopted their employers' name, but were not themselves descendants of the princely family.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
Family history
The family was founded by Prince Konstantin Glebovich, nicknamed "Shah". {{cn|date=December 2024}} The family also descends cognatically from Ivan I of Moscow, through the latter's daughter Evdokia Ivanovna Moskovskaya (1314–1342),Averyanov K. Principality of Moscow under Ivan Kalita (Accession of Koloman. Acquisition of Mozhaisk). - M., p. 36, 1994. who married Vasili Mikhailovich, Prince of Yaroslavl (died 1345).Voronov A.A. Spaso-Preobrazhensky monastery in the forest // [https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=pt&pto=aue&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&sp=nmt4&tl=en&u=https://unotices.com/book.php%3Fid%3D170582&usg=ALkJrhhQwVqVkzlAZ5AK1KQ1eJSDyQxdZg Monasteries of the Moscow Kremlin .] - M .: Publishing house Pravosl. St. Tikhon's humanist. un-ta, 2009 .-- 160 p. - {{ISBN|978-5-7429-0350-5}}. They were the great-grandparents of Andrej and Jurij, the first Shakhovskoy princes. {{cn|date=December 2024}}
Konstantin Glebovich "Shah", prince of Yaroslavl was a son of Gleb Vasilievich, prince of Yaroslavl, and a grandson of
Vasili Davydovich, Prince of Yaroslavl (died 1345).{{cn|date=December 2024}}
=Prince Konstantin Glebovich "Shah"=
Prince Konstantin was the youngest of three sons of Prince Gleb Vasilievich, whose brother Vasili Vasilievich ruled the Principality of Yaroslavl. The rule was passed down to Vasili's sons.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
Nevertheless, Konstantin managed to earn the nickname "Shakh" - from Persian "Shah", meaning king. He eventually moved to the Grand Duchy of Moscow and held service under the high prince. In 1482, Konstantin appears as a voivode in Nizhny Novgorod. His sons, princes Andrei and Yuri, also held their service in Moscow. In the 16th century, the descendants of Andrei split into eight primary branches.History of Russian Families. The Princes Shahovskoy. http://www.russianfamily.ru/sh/shakhovskii.html{{dead link|date=December 2024}}
=After the Russian Revolution=
Most members of the Shakhovskoy family fled their homeland during the Russian Revolution of 1917. Today, many who bear the name are descendants of peasants who had adopted the surname of their employers. Of the princely family, there are several knownДмитрий Шаховской: «Служим России одиннадцать веков».
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Coat of arms
The first and third sections of the shield are the arms of the Great Duchy of Kiev. The second and fourth sections are the arms of the Principality of Smolensk. In the middle of the arms a smaller shield bears the arms of the Yaroslav Principality.{{cn|date=December 2024}}
Notable family members
- Prince Fedor Petrovich Shakhovskoy (1796–1829), Decembrist (7th branch). From the marriage of his son Prince Dmitriy Fedorovits Shakhovskoy (1821-1863) to Natalia Borisovna Svjatopolk-Stsetvertinsky (1824-1906), Princess Nadezhda Dmitrievna Shakhovskaya (1847-1922) was born. {{Cite book |last=Morani-Helbig |first=Lili |title=Jugend im Abendrot}}
- Prince Dmitriy Ivanovich Shakhovskoy (1861–1939), liberal politician, minister of the Russian Provisional Government (7th branch)
- Princess Nadezhda Dmitrievna Shakhovskaya (1847-1922), also known as Nadine Helbig. She held an important literary "salotto" in Rome in the Villa Lante al Gianicolo.{{Cite book |last=Berg, Ria; Örmä, Simo. |title="Un salotto famoso in tutta Europa". Nadine Helbig (1847-1922) a Villa Lante.}} Married to Wolfgang Helbig, she moved to Italy, where her descendants still reside. With her the surname Shakhovskoy died out in her branch as she was the only heir of the branch. {{Cite book |last=Morani-Helbig |first=Lili |title=Jugend im Abendrot}}
- Prince Arcadie Septilici-Shakhovskoy - grandmother was Paraschiva Shakhovskoy and grandfather Constantin Septilici governor of Crimeea, who was awarded by Catherine II and Alexander I of Russia.
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