Somov


The House of Somov (Сомовы">:ru:Сомовы">Сомовы, [Somoff], [Somow])

The Somovs is a Russian noble family descended from the Khans of the 14th century.
This family descend from Prince Oslan - Chelebey, who left the Golden Horde leading an army to support Dmitry Donskoy, Prince of Moscow, during the wars with other principalities and tartarian domination. Oslan accepted to be baptized in 1389 with the name of Prokofiev, married Maria Zotikova Zhitova who was the daughter of Prince Dimitri's Stolnik, Zotik Zhitov. They had five sons: Lev, nicknamed Wide Mouth; Fiodr; Arseny - founder of Arseniev. :ru:Арсеньевы|; Jacob Kremenetsky - founder of Kremenetsky and Yanovtsevyh; Paul - founder of Pavlovs. And Lev Prokofievich, who had two sons: Zechariah, founder of Rtishev and Zhdanovs. :ru:Ртищевы| ; and Andrey, nicknamed "Som" founder of Somov.

Notable members

Iwaniec Ivanovic Somov is written in the book of the best-thousandth of the nobles and knights. Three Somovs were killed by Polish in the Time of Troubles.

Fyodor Ivanovich Somov

Fyodor Ivanovich Somov was Voevoda in Verhoturie and his brother Ivan - Voevoda in Kozelsk and Lihvina, son of the last Fedor was a Voevoda in Yelets Sviyazhsk and Ufa. Parfeny Pavlovich Somov was a Voevoda in Vahe and Lomov, and then clerk of the Russian Council. Matvei Petrovich Somov, steward, was a Voevoda in Viazma.

Feodosia Pavlovna Somova

daughter of Pavel Stepanovich and Maria Verigin was the mother of Eudoxia Alexeievna Chirikova wife of the first Count of the Russian Empire, Boris Sheremetev. Feodosia is the ancestor of different nobles and princely Russian families, including: Count Mikhail Borisovich Sheremetev, Princess Sofía Borisovna Urusov, Countess Ana Borisovna Golovin. Among her descendants are included members of House of Dolgorukov family, Apraxine family, Naryshkin family and others.

Evsievy Leontievich Somov

, was the Stolnik of Tsaritsa Natalya Kirillovna Naryshkina second spouse of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich.

Nadiezhda Petrovna Somova

Princess Dolgorukova, married Prince Ivan Aleksievich Dolgorukov

Andrey Andreievich Somov

Major General, hero of the Battle of Eylau. In military service written in 1775, he served in the infantry. In 1790, he received the rank of second major, in 1794 he was promoted to prime the Majors in 1797 - to lieutenant colonel.
October 3, 1798, Colonel Somov was the chief of the Kamchatka Garrison Battalion, 8 June 1799 received the rank of Major General.
January 21, 1803 Somov was appointed chief of the Tula Musketeer Regiment fought against French Army in Eastern Prussia. At the Battle of Eylau, he commanded a brigade of Polotsk, Tobolsk and Tula musketeer regiments and knocked the French out of the city. April 8, 1807, he was awarded the Order of St. George the third degree
"In the great reward of bravery and courage, rendered in the battle against the French troops of the 26th and 27th of January at Eylau. "
For other differences in this war Somov he was awarded a gold sword with the inscription "For Bravery". In 1809, Somov retired and died in 1815.

Juliana Fedorovna Somova

, Princess Galitzina, married Prince Nikolai Borisovich Galitzine.

Afanasy Nikoaievich Somov

was a Senator and Governor of Tver.

Andrey Ivanovich Somov

, art historian, museum worker and collector. He graduated from Larin's gymnasia in St. Petersburg and the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of St. Petersburg University. Also attended classes of the Drawing School. He taught physics and mathematics until 1859. That year he published the first accessible description of the art galleries of the Hermitage. In 1872-86, he issued a catalogue of the art gallery of the Academy of Arts. From 1863 to 1886, he managed the office of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences. In 1883-89, he taught art history at the Higher Women's Courses. From 1883 to 1890, Somov edited the Vestnik Izyaschnykh Iskusstv journal. In 1878, he was elected a Fellow of the Society for the Encouragement of the Arts. In 1886, he assumed the post of a chief custodian of the art gallery of the Hermitage; during his tenure, he compiled a scientific catalogue of the gallery and made a considerable contribution to the evolution of domestic museology and art history. He gathered a notable collection of drawings and china. Somov lived in his own house at 97 Ekaterininsky Canal Embankment and was buried at Novodevichye cemetery. His son was an artist, K.A. Somov.

Sergey Mikhailovich Somov

, Chamberlain of the Imperial Court, was the last Marshal of Nobility of Saint Petersburg. Afanasy's Nikolaievich nephew. His son, Sergey Sergeievich Somov and his wife Natalia Vasilievna Naryshkin hid a valuable treasure in Naryshkin-Trubetskoy Palace, before emigrate to France. On April 2012 the treasure was found by workers in a restoring. Members of the Naryshkin and Somov family claim it. Read article:

Eudoxia Mihailovna Somova

1st. Princess Orbeliani 2nd. Princess Murat, married Prince Louis Napoleón Murat, Joachim Murat´s grandson. Eudoxia was the daughter of Cap. Mihail Alexandrovich Somov and Princess Maria Pavlovna Chirinsky-Chikhmatov

Princes Shekhonskie-Somov

Extinct princely family, originated from Yaroslavl Princes branch. According to P.N. Petrov research, Somov family descends from Shekhonskie princes, refuting the origins theory related with Prince Oslan - Chelebey.
The family Somov is divided into several branches, is listed in genealogical books Voronezh, Ekaterinoslav, Kazan, Kaluga, Kursk, Moscow, Novgorod, Orel, Saratov, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Tula and Kharkov provinces. The Somov heraldry was included in the Armorial General of the Nobility of the Russian Empire,
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