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Russian nobility
The Russian nobility arose in the 14th century and essentially governed Russia until the October Revolution of 1917.The Russian word for nobility, Dvoryanstvo , derives from the Russian word dvor , meaning the Court of a prince or duke and later, of the tsar. A nobleman is called dvoryanin...
family which, although documented since the 16th century, rose to distinction during the reign of Empress Elizabeth and was elevated to count
Count
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
s on 5 September 1746.
Members of Shuvalov noble family
The notable Shuvalovs include:- Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov (1727–1797), lover of Empress Elizabeth and Maecenas of the Russian EnlightenmentRussian EnlightenmentThe Russian Age of Enlightenment was a period in the eighteenth century in which the government began to actively encourage the proliferation of arts and sciences. This time gave birth to the first Russian university, library, theatre, public museum, and relatively independent press...
, who declined a comital title offered to him by the sovereign; - Count Alexander Ivanovich Shuvalov (1710–1771), his first cousin, 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...
and head of the secret police; - Count Peter Ivanovich ShuvalovPeter Ivanovich ShuvalovCount Pyotr Ivanovich Shuvalov was a Russian statesman and Field Marshal who, together with his brother Aleksandr Shuvalov, paved the way for the elevation of the Shuvalov family to the highest offices of the Russian Empire...
(1711–1762), the latter's brother, Field Marshal and Minister of War, one of the most influential policy-makers during Elizabeth's reign; - Count Andrey Petrovich Shuvalov (1743–1789), the latter's son, spent most of his life abroad, conversing with VoltaireVoltaireFrançois-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
and writing libertarian verses in French; the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica names him as the true author of Catherine II's celebrated letters to the French Encyclopedists; - Count Peter Andreyevich Shuvalov (1827–1889), the latter's grandson, who wielded great influence at the court of Alexander II of RussiaAlexander 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...
; - Count Pavel Andreyevich Shuvalov (1776–1823), Russian general during Patriotic War 1812;
- Count Pavel Andreyevich ShuvalovPavel Andreyevich ShuvalovCount Paul Andreyevich Shuvalov was a Russian statesman and the brother of Count Peter Shuvalov. After completing his studies in the Page Corps, Paul served with distinction in the Crimean War. His military career was fairly successful and peaked with the high rank of Full General...
(1830–1908), the latter's brother, who represented Russia at the Congress of BerlinCongress of BerlinThe Congress of Berlin was a meeting of the European Great Powers' and the Ottoman Empire's leading statesmen in Berlin in 1878. In the wake of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, the meeting's aim was to reorganize the countries of the Balkans...
and at the German court; - Count Pavel Pavlovich Shuvalov (1859–1905), the latter's son, who headed the Moscow police before his assassination by revolutionaries in 1905;
- Count Mikhail Andreyevich Shuvalov (1850–1903), inherited the title of Prince VorontsovVorontsovVorontsov, also Woronzow, Woroncow is a celebrated Russian family, which attained the dignity of Counts of the Holy Roman Empire in 1744 and Serene Princes of the Russian Empire in 1852....
from his maternal grandfatherMikhail Semyonovich VorontsovPrince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov , was a Russian prince and field-marshal, renowned for his success in the Napoleonic wars, and most famous for his participation in the Caucasian War from 1844 to 1853....
but died without issue.
In a modern history of Russia the last name Shuvalov as is brightly presented.
In 2009 at the initiative of Sergey Evgenevich Shuvalov the ALL-RUSSIA COMMUNITY of SORT Shuvalov which purpose are any actions directed on strengthening and development of the Russian civil society, business - similar to what were made in the history by representatives of a sort of Shuvalov has been based. This movement has found the huge response and actively develops. SORT Shuvalovyh hymn proclaims this activity. (http://shuvalov.webstolica.ru)
Other people with Shuvalov last name
- Igor ShuvalovIgor ShuvalovIgor Ivanovich Shuvalov is a Russian lawyer and politician. He currently serves as First Deputy Prime Minister in Vladimir Putin's Second Cabinet. According to the order of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, he is to perform the duty of Prime Minister when Putin is out of office...
(born 1967) - First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
Palaces
- the BaroqueBaroqueThe Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
palace of Ivan Shuvalov on Italianskaya Street, constructed in 1749-55 to a design by Savva ChevakinskySavva ChevakinskySavva Ivanovich Chevakinsky was a Russian architect of the Baroque school. He worked in St. Petersburg and Tsarskoe Selo.Chevakinsky was born into a noble family in the village of Veshki in the Novotorzhsk district of Tver province....
, later sold to the Ministry of Justice, best known as the place where the Imperial Academy of ArtsImperial Academy of ArtsThe Russian Academy of Arts, informally known as the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, was founded in 1757 by Ivan Shuvalov under the name Academy of the Three Noblest Arts. Catherine the Great renamed it the Imperial Academy of Arts and commissioned a new building, completed 25 years later in 1789...
started to operate; - the NeoclassicalNeoclassical architectureNeoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
palace of Peter Ivanovich Shuvalov, later sold to the House of Yusupov, who decorated it with shameless opulence, best known as the place where Rasputin was killed (http://enlight.ru/camera/330/index_e.html, http://enlight.ru/camera/331/index_e.html, http://enlight.ru/camera/332/index_e.html, http://enlight.ru/camera/333/index_e.html); - another Neoclassical palace, inherited by Pavel Petrovich Shuvalov from the Naryshkins in 1900 (illustrated, to the right);
- the manor of Shuvalovo near St Petersburg.
They also inherited the possessions and castles of the ducal Biron
Ernst Johann von Biron
Ernst Johann von Biron was a Duke of Courland and Semigallia and regent of the Russian Empire .-Biography:Born as Ernst Johann Biren in Kalnciems, Courland, he was the grandson of a groom in the service of Jacob Kettler, Duke of Courland, who bestowed upon him a small estate, which Biron's...
family in Courland
Courland
Courland is one of the historical and cultural regions of Latvia. The regions of Semigallia and Selonia are sometimes considered as part of Courland.- Geography and climate :...
, such as the Rundale Palace
Rundale Palace
Rundāle Palace is one of the two major baroque palaces built in the 18th century for the Dukes of Courland in what is now Latvia, the other being Jelgava Palace. It is situated at Pilsrundāle, 12 km west of Bauska. It was constructed in the 1730s to a design by Bartolomeo Rastrelli as a summer...
.