Vrevskys - Russian baronial clan.
| Vrevsky | |
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| Coat of arms description: see text | |
| Title | barons |
| Part of the genealogy book | V |
| Nationality | |
 Russian empire | |
Content
- 1 History of the genus
- 2 Description of the coat of arms
- 3 Famous representatives of the clan of the Barons of Vrevsky
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
History of the genus
The founder of the Vrevsky family was Prince Alexander Borisovich Kurakin , who gave his illegitimate children the name Vrevsky from the family village of Vrev [1] .
His children - Boris , Stepan and Maria Vrevsky received the baronial title from the Austrian emperor Franz I [2] , at whose court A. B. Kurakin served as the Russian ambassador. Other, his youngest children - Alexander, Pavel (1808–1855) and Hippolytus (1814–1858) [3] received permission from the Russian Emperor Alexander I to be called barons in 1822 and he was granted the highest decree by the Russian hereditary nobility.
Emblem Description
Directly uplifting, oblong, below is a pointed shield of azure color, which depicts across it a flowing river and 3 stars, of which one is placed at the top and two at the bottom of the river, above the shield - the baron's crown, on top of which are placed 3 tournament helmets with golden crowns open visors and golden cross chains. The middle shield is supported by 2 armored men with scarlet feathers and swords hanging from the hilt at the golden hilt.
Famous representatives of the Vrevsky Baron clan
- Boris Alexandrovich (1805-1888) - the Pskov landowner, husband of Eupraxia Nikolaevna Vrevskaya , was a good friend of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin
- Alexander Borisovich (1834-1910) - infantry general , Turkestan governor general and commander of the troops of the Turkestan military district .
- Pavel Alexandrovich Jr. (1856-1917) - Plotsky and Warsaw vice governor.
- Stepan Borisovich (1843-1901) - State Counselor, Knight of the Order of St. Anne, 3rd Art.
- Mikhail Stepanovich is a well-known physicist-chemist, corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences . See also: Laws of Vrevsky
- Alexander Borisovich (1834-1910) - infantry general , Turkestan governor general and commander of the troops of the Turkestan military district .
- Pavel Alexandrovich (1809–1855) - major general, participant in the Crimean War
- Ippolit Alexandrovich (1814-1858) - Lieutenant General, participant in the Caucasian War .
OO Vrevskaya, Julia Petrovna (1838 / 1841-1878) - Baroness, nee Varpakhovskaya. Friend I.S. Turgenev.
Notes
- ↑ The village of Vrev and the ancient settlement with the old graveyard Vrev was located in the Ostrovsky district of the Pskov province
- ↑ Franz II (German: Franz II. Joseph Karl (1768–1835) - the last emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1792–1806) and the first Austrian emperor (1804–1835), who wore the Austrian emperor (as well as the Hungarian and Czech king) name Franz I.
- ↑ Ippolit Aleksandrovich Vrevsky was a lieutenant general and served as chief of the Vladikavkaz military district. His pupils: Pavel, Nikolai and Maria Tersky, received permission in 1872 and 1876 to also hold the title of Barons of Vrevsky.
Literature
- Rummel V.V. Vrevskie // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- B. R — c . Vrevskie // New Encyclopedic Dictionary : In 48 volumes (29 volumes were published). - SPb. , Pg. , 1911-1916.
- Rod: Vrevsky on the Rodovod