Lyapunov family


The Lyapunov family is a Russian noble family claiming descent from the Galich Rurikids, who lost their princely title in the 15th century. The family later served the archbishop of Veliky Novgorod, and subsequently integrated into the Ryazanian nobility.

History

The Lyapunovs are immediately descended from Ivan Borisovich Lyapun Osinin, whose direct male ancestor was Prince Konstantin Yaroslavich of Galich. Their ancestors ruled in the Principality of Galich, until Duke Dmitry Donskoy annexed their domain in 1362 and ejected Prince Dmitry Ivanovich of Galich.
Having been deprived of his principality, Prince Dmitry Ivanovich fled to Veliky Novgorod where he entered the service to the local archbishop. His son, Prince Vladimir Dmitrievich, continued to serve the archbishop of Novgorod. His great-grandsons were no longer styled princes and were considered boyars of the Novgorodian archbishop.
Their sons, the great-grandsons of Prince Vladimir Dmitrievich, namely, Dmitry Beryoza, Semyon Osina and Ivan Iva, were the progenitors of the Beryozin, Osinin, Ivin and Ilyin noble families. The grandson of Semyon Osina, Lyapun Osinin, is considered the founder of the Lyapunovs. One of the latter's grandsons entered the service of the Dukes of Ryazan, when the Lyapunov family joined the Ryazanian nobility.
Pyotr Savvich Lyapunov, the voivode at Cheboksary, had five sons, who were active participants in the Time of Troubles.
The Lyapunovs are listed in the Velvet Book and in Part 6 of the Kaluga, Kostroma, Moscow, Nizhny-Novgorod and Ryazan Governorates genealogical books.