Gantimurov family

Coat of arms of Princes Gantimurov

Lesser Coat of arms

The House of Gantimurov^[1] (Russian: Гантимуровы) is a Russian princely family of Mongolic origin.

History

They have descended from the Manchu chieftain Gantimur or Gantömör (Mongolian Gan:steel, tömör:iron), who came to live in Russia in 1667. The descendants of Gantimur were confirmed as Russian princes by a royal decree in 1686. They established the village of Karymskoye in Dauria. Their heraldic emblem is contained in the 17th part of the Gerbovnik. Wassily Kandinsky's great-grandmother was born Princess Gantimurov.

Palace of the Gantimurov family Chita

Notable members

Prince Nikolai Gantimurov (1880–1924), a Russian officer, took part in the Siege of Port Arthur.
Natalia Gantimurova (born 1991), Russian model, is the Miss Russia 2011 titleholder.

Notes

^ Alternate spellings are Gantimourov(a), Gantimouroff, Gan-Timur and Gan-Timour.

Literature

(in English) Artemyev A. R. The Gantimurov Princes in Russian service // Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja. Vol.84. Helsinki, 1992. P.7-8
(in Russian) Соломин А. В. Князья Гантимуровы.- М., 2013
(in Russian) Арсеньев Ю.В. Род князей Гантимуровых: Генеалогическая справка. М., 1904
(in Russian) Дамдинов Д.Г. О предках Гантимуровых (титулованных князьях и дворянах по московскому списку).- Улан-Удэ, 1996
(in Russian) Думин С.В. Князья Гантимуровы // Дворянские роды Российской империи.- Т.3.- М., 1996.- С.215-217
(in Russian) Гантимуров Д.В. Историческая справка относительно рода князей Гантимуровых.- Иркутск, 1900

External links

(in Russian) Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary

[1] Alternate spellings are Gantimourov(a), Gantimouroff, Gan-Timur and Gan-Timour.

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