Obolensky
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Obolensky is the name of a princely Russia
n family of the Rurik Dynasty
. The family of aristocrats mostly fled Russia in 1917 during the Russian Revolution. Their name is said to derive from the town of Obolensk in the Upper Oka Principalities
near Moscow.
Family members include:
is composed of the emblems of Kiev
and Chernigov.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n family of the Rurik Dynasty
Rurik Dynasty
The Rurik dynasty or Rurikids was a dynasty founded by the Varangian prince Rurik, who established himself in Novgorod around the year 862 AD...
. The family of aristocrats mostly fled Russia in 1917 during the Russian Revolution. Their name is said to derive from the town of Obolensk in the Upper Oka Principalities
Upper Oka Principalities
The Upper Oka Principalities is a term traditionally applied in Russian historiography to about dozen tiny and ephemeral polities situated along the upper course of the Oka River at the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries...
near Moscow.
Family members include:
- Prince Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky (+1523), nicknamed Repnya, ancestor of the RepninRepninRepnin , the name of an old Russian princely family of Rurikid stock. The family traces its name to Prince Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky , nicknamed Repnya, i.e., "bad porridge"...
family - Prince Mikhail Aleksandrovich Obolensky (1821–1886)
- Prince Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky (1853–1910), Governor-General of Finland
- Prince Dimitri Alexandrovich Obolensky (1882–1964)
- Prince Serge ObolenskySerge ObolenskySergei Platonovich 5th Knyaz Obolensky-Neledinsky-Meletzky was a Russian Prince and Vice Chairman of the Board of Hilton Hotels Corporation....
(1890–1978), Sergei (Serge) Platonovich 5th Knyaz Obolensky-Neledinsky-Meletzky (born at Tsarskoye SeloTsarskoye SeloTsarskoye Selo is the town containing a former Russian residence of the imperial family and visiting nobility, located south from the center of St. Petersburg. It is now part of the town of Pushkin and of the World Heritage Site Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments.-History:In...
), was a Russian Prince; husband of Ava Alice Muriel Astor, and son of Platon Obolensky and Marie Narishkin, he was Vice Chairman of the Board of Hilton Hotels Corporation. - Prince Alexander Sergeevich ObolenskyAlexander ObolenskyPrince Alexander Sergeevich Obolensky was a Russian Rurikid prince and an international rugby union footballer who played for England. He was popularly known as just "The Prince" by many sports fans.-Biography:...
(1916–1940), son of Serge Obolensky and Princess Luba; England rugby union internationalEngland national rugby union teamThe England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in... - Sir Dimitri ObolenskyDimitri ObolenskySir Dimitri Obolensky was born Prince Dmitriy Dmitrievich Obolensky to Prince Dimitri Alexandrovich Obolensky and Countess Maria Shuvalov . He was descended from Rurik, Igor, Svyatoslav, St Vladimir of Kiev, St Michael of Chernigov, and Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov...
(1918–2001), son of Prince Dimitri Alexandrovich Obolensky (1882–1964) and Countess Maria Shuvalov (1894–1973) - Prince Ivan Sergeyevich ObolenskyIvan Sergeyevich ObolenskyIvan Sergeievich 6th Prince Obolensky-Neledinsky-Meletzky is a Russian American New York City-based financial analyst and corporate officer. He served in the United States Navy and worked as a publisher.-Early life:...
(1925-), son of Prince Serge and Alice Astor - Prince Wladimir Sergeevich Obolensky-Randlkofer, P.D. Dr. (1932–1991)
- Sir Izzy Obolensky (also known as массовые снизу) (1956-)
- Prince Michael Wladimirovitch Obolensky (1962-)
- Prince Konstantin Wladimirovitch Obolensky (1971-), Swiss ambassador to ArmeniaArmeniaArmenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
- Prince Anatol Michailovitch Obolensky (1988-), curator & founder of the Obolensky Analogue Photography Issue - OAPHI.
The Obolensky's Princely Coat of Arms
The Obolensky coat of armsCoat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
is composed of the emblems of Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
and Chernigov.