The House of Gagarin () is an ancient Russian princely family descending from

Monomakhovichi The House of Monomakh or Monomakhovichi were a major princely branch of the Rurikid dynasty, descendants of which managed to inherit many princely titles which originated in Kievan Rus'. History The progenitor of the house is Vladimir II Monoma ...

, sovereign rulers of

Starodub-on-the-Klyazma Starodub-on-the-Klyazma ( rus, Староду́б-на-Кля́зьме, p=stərɐˈdub nə ˈklʲæzʲmʲɪ) was a prominent urban centre of Russian Opolye from the 12th until the 14th century. Like so many towns in the vicinity, it was named ...

, a branch of the

Rurik dynasty The Rurik dynasty, also known as the Rurikid or Riurikid dynasty, as well as simply Rurikids or Riurikids, was a noble lineage allegedly founded by the Varangian prince Rurik, who, according to tradition, established himself at Novgorod in the ...

Origins

Yaroslav Vsevolodovich II of Vladimir (died 1246) gave to his younger brother, Prince Ivan Vsevolodich 'kasha' (1197-1247) the appanage of Starodub. The great-great-grandson of this Prince Ivan, Prince Ivan Fedorovich, called Lapa-Golibesovskoy, had a grandson, Ivan Mikhailovich ''Gagara'', whose descendants, the Princes Gagarin, served the Russian throne as

boyars A boyar or bolyar was a member of the highest rank of the Feudalism, feudal nobility in many Eastern European states, including First Bulgarian Empire, Bulgaria, Kievan Rus' (and later Russian nobility, Russia), Boyars of Moldavia and Wallach ...

and in other distinguished positions. They were granted fiefdoms for their service to the tsar. Members of the family held the title of

Knyaz A , also , ''knjaz'' or (), is a historical Slavs, Slavic title, used both as a royal and noble title in different times. It is usually translated into English language, English as 'prince', 'king' or 'duke', depending on specific historical c ...

in the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...

Notable figures

* Prince Nikolai Sergeevich Gagarin (князь Николай Сергеевич Гагарин) (July 12, 1784 — July 25, 1842). * Prince Grigory Grigorevich Gagarin (Григорий Григорьевич) (1810–1893). * Prince Pavel Ivanovich Gargarin (1798–1860?), father of philosopher Nikolai FedorovYoung, George M., ''The Russian Cosmists'', Oxford University Press, 2012, p51

References

External links

The Princely House of Gagarin
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gagarin Family Russian noble families