Gantimurov family
The Gantimurovs is a Russian princely family descending from the Manchu chieftain Gantimur or Gantömör.
The descendants of Gantimur were confirmed as 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.
Prince Nikolai Gantimurov, a Russian officer, took part in the Siege of Port Arthur. Natalia Gantimurova, Russian model, is the Miss Russia 2011 titleholder. Another Princess Gantimurova was a great grandmother of painter Wassily Kandinsky.
Literature
- Artemyev A. R. The Gantimurov Princes in Russian service // Suomalais-Ugrilaisen Seuran Aikakauskirja. Vol.84. Helsinki, 1992. P.7-8
- Соломин А. В. Князья Гантимуровы.- М., 2013
- Арсеньев Ю.В. Род князей Гантимуровых: Генеалогическая справка. М., 1904
- Дамдинов Д.Г. О предках Гантимуровых.- Улан-Удэ, 1996
- Думин С.В. Князья Гантимуровы // Дворянские роды Российской империи.- Т.3.- М., 1996.- С.215-217
- Гантимуров Д.В. Историческая справка относительно рода князей Гантимуровых.- Иркутск, 1900
