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n family Dolgorukovs of Rurikid stock. Descendants of Mikhail of Chernigov, they took their name from one prince of Obolensk, whose sobriquet was Dolgorouky, or "Long-Armed" in Russian, alluding their lineage to the ancient Persian monarchy
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Artaxerxes I was the sixth king of kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 465 BCE to 424 BCE. He was the son of Xerxes I of Persia and Amestris, daughter of Otanes.*Artaxerxes I was the sixth king of kings of the Achaemenid Empire from 465 BCE to 424 BCE. He was the son of Xerxes I of Persia and...
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- Maria Dolgorukaya (d. 1580), seventh wife of Ivan IVIvan IV of RussiaIvan IV Vasilyevich , known in English as Ivan the Terrible , was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 until his death. His long reign saw the conquest of the Khanates of Kazan, Astrakhan, and Siberia, transforming Russia into a multiethnic and multiconfessional state spanning almost one billion acres,...
- Maria Vladimirovna Dolgoroukov (d. 1625), first wife of Michael I
- Vasily Vladimirovich Dolgorukov (1667–1746), Russian Field MarshalField MarshalField Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
- Vasily Lukich Dolgoroukov (1672–1739), Russian diplomat and minister
- Vladimir Petrovich Dolgorukov (1696–1761), Russian General Governor of Livonia and EstoniaGovernorate of EstoniaThe Governorate of Estonia or Estland, also known as the Government of Estonia or Province of Estonia, was a governorate of the Russian Empire in what is now northern Estonia.-Historical overview:...
- Ekaterina Alekseyevna DolgorukovaEkaterina Alekseyevna DolgorukovaEkaterina Alekseyevna Dolgorukova was a Russian noble, enganged to tsar Peter II of Russia.Daughter of the Russian Prince Alexei Dolgorukov and niece to Prince Vasily Lukich Dolgorukov. She grew up with her brother Ivan in Warsaw in the house of her grandfather Gregory Fjodorovitj. Reportedly, she...
(1712–1747), betrothed wife of Peter IIPeter II of RussiaPyotr II Alekseyevich was Emperor of Russia from 1727 until his death. He was the only son of Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich, son of Peter I of Russia by his first wife Eudoxia Lopukhina, and Princess Charlotte, daughter of Duke Louis Rudolph of Brunswick-Lüneburg and sister-in-law of Charles VI,... - Vasili Dolgorukov-Krymsky (1722–1782), Russian general and governor of MoscowMoscowMoscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
- Helene Pavlovna Dolgoroukov (1790–1860), grandmother of Blavatsky and Sergei WitteSergei WitteCount Sergei Yulyevich Witte , also known as Sergius Witte, was a highly influential policy-maker who presided over extensive industrialization within the Russian Empire. He served under the last two emperors of Russia...
- Dimitri Ivanovich DolgorukovDimitri Ivanovich DolgorukovDimitri Ivanovich Dolgorukov , also known as Dolgorouki or Dolgoruki, was born in one of the most prominent families in Russia, and was a career diplomat....
(1797–1867), career diplomat - Vasily Andreyevich Dolgoroukov (1804–1868), Russian minister of war
- Pyotr DolgorukovPyotr DolgorukovPrince Pyotr Vladimirovich Dolgorukov was a Russian historian and journalist known for his genealogical research and as an critic of the Imperial Russian government.- Life :Dolgorukov was known for his anti-government publications...
(1816–1868), Russian nobleman and historian - Vladimir Dolgorukov, mayor of Moscow 1865-1891
- Catherine DolgorukovCatherine DolgorukovPrincess Ekaterina Mikhailovna Dolgorukova , also known as Catherine Dolgorukova, Catherine Dolgoruki, or Catherine Dolgorukaya, , was the daughter of Prince Michael Dolgorukov and Vera Vishnevskaya...
(1847–1922), PrincessKnyazKniaz, knyaz or knez is a Slavic title found in most Slavic languages, denoting a royal nobility rank. It is usually translated into English as either Prince or less commonly as Duke....
and morganaticMorganatic marriageIn the context of European royalty, a morganatic marriage is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which prevents the passage of the husband's titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage...
wife of Alexander IIAlexander II of RussiaAlexander II , also known as Alexander the Liberator was the Emperor of the Russian Empire from 3 March 1855 until his assassination in 1881... - Pavel DolgoroukovPavel DolgorukovPrince Pavel Dimitrievich Dolgorukov was a Russian landowner and aristocrat who was executed by the Bolsheviks in 1927....
(1866–1927), prominent liberal politician prior to 1917 - Vasily Alexandrovich DolgorukovVasily Alexandrovich DolgorukovPrince Vasily Alexandrovich Dolgorukov was an advisor to Russian Emperor Nicholas II, and a Marshal from 1914-17. After the arrest of the Russian Imperial Family following the February Revolution, he voluntarily accompanied the family into internal exile in Tsarskoe Selo and later Tobolsk...
(1868–1918), Court Marshal to Tsar Nicholas II