The Mons family is a Dutch family associated with several affairs that shocked the court of

Peter I of Russia Peter I (, ; – ), better known as Peter the Great, was the Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of all Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V until 1696. From this year, ...

in 1704 and 1724. The family was later incorporated into the

Russian nobility The Russian nobility or ''dvoryanstvo'' () arose in the Middle Ages. In 1914, it consisted of approximately 1,900,000 members, out of a total population of 138,200,000. Up until the February Revolution of 1917, the Russian noble estates staffed ...

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Notable members

Anna Mons Anna Mons (; 1 January 1672 – 15 August 1714) was a royal mistress of Peter the Great. Early life Born in Moscow into the Dutch Mons family, Anna had one sister, Modesta Mons, who served as lady in waiting at the Court of Russia and one ...

(1672 – 1714) *

Willem Mons Willem Mons (1688 – 26 November 1724) was private secretary to Catherine I of Russia. Early life Born in 1688 into the Dutch Mons family, Willem was the brother of Peter the Great's long-time mistress Anna Mons, lady in waiting Matryona Balk, ...

(1688 – 1724) *

Natalia Lopukhina Natalia Fyodorovna Lopukhina (November 11 1699 – March 11 1763) was a Russian noble, court official and alleged political conspirator. She was the daughter of Matryona Balk, who was the sister of Anna Mons and Willem Mons. She is famous for the ...

(1699 – 1763)

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