The House of Repnin (russian: Репнин), the name of an old

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ly family of

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stock. The family traces its name to Prince Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky (+1523), nicknamed ''Repnya'', i.e., "bad porridge". Like other Princes Obolensky, he descended from Mikhail Vsevolodovich, prince of

Chernigov Chernihiv ( uk, Черні́гів, , russian: Черни́гов, ; pl, Czernihów, ; la, Czernihovia), is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within t ...

, who, in 1246, was assassinated by the

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. Notable members of the family include: *Princess Elena Mikhailovna Repnina ( ru) was the first wife of future tsar

Vasily Shuisky Vasili IV Shuisky (russian: Василий IV Иванович Шуйский, ''Vasiliy IV Ivanovich Shuyskiy'', c. 155212 September 1612) was Tsar of Russia between 1606 and 1610 after the murder of False Dmitri I. His rule coincided ...

. The date of marriage is unknown, although they are mentioned together in 1580 as the witnesses in the description of

Ivan IV Ivan IV Vasilyevich (russian: Ива́н Васи́льевич; 25 August 1530 – ), commonly known in English as Ivan the Terrible, was the grand prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and the first Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584. Iva ...

's wedding with Maria Nagaya. She had no children and died possibly in 1592, hypothetically - as the divorced woman in the monastery. The information about her is quite poor.Репнин М. И. Князья Репнины в истории Отечества. М.2009. С.44 Her grave is unknown. Only in 1608 Vasily took the 2nd wife Maria Buynosova-Rostovskaya who become his only tsarina. *Prince

Anikita Ivanovich Repnin Prince Anikita Ivanovich Repnin (russian: Аники́та Ива́нович Репни́н, tr. ; 1668 – 3 July 1726, in Riga) was a prominent Russian general during the Great Northern War who superintended the taking of Riga in 1710 and se ...

(1668-1726), his grandson, who was one of the Russian commanders during the

Great Northern War The Great Northern War (1700–1721) was a conflict in which a coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia successfully contested the supremacy of the Swedish Empire in Northern, Central and Eastern Europe. The initial leaders of the anti-Swe ...

, ending his military career as Field Marshal and Minister of Defense. *Prince

Nikolay Vasilievich Repnin Prince Nikolai Vasilyevich Repnin (russian: Никола́й Васи́льевич Репни́н; – ) was an Imperial Russian statesman and general from the Repnin princely family who played a key role in the dissolution of the Polish–Lith ...

(1734-1801), the latter's son, probably the most illustrious member of the family, noted for his involvement in the Polish affairs and his decisive actions during the

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. He had three daughters and a natural son (

Ivan Pnin Ivan Petrovich Pnin (russian: Иван Петрович Пнин; 1773–1805) was a Russian poet and political writer.
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) but no legitimate male heir, hence Alexander I of Russia, Alexander I permitted his grandson Prince Nikolai

Volkonsky Volkonsky is a Russian language locational surname, named after the Volkona river south of Moscow, and borne by a Russian noble family.Ziegler, Dominic. ''Black Dragon River: A Journey Down the Amur River at the Borderlands of Empires.'' New York: ...

to take the name Repnin and coat of arms of his grandfather. His descendants are known as Princes Repnin-Volkonsky.

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Website of the Repnin family
Russian noble families Obolensky family