The Teglev family is an old
Russian noble family which can trace its line back to 15th century.
History
The family descends from Yuri Tegl, the great-grandson of an attendant of
Vasily II of Moscow
Vasily II Vasilyevich (; 10 March 141527 March 1462), nicknamed the Blind or the Dark (), was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1425 until his death in 1462.
He succeeded his father, Vasily I, only to be challenged by his uncle Yuri of Zveni ...
. The family were added to the nobility of the
Grand Duchy of Moscow
The Grand Principality of Moscow, or Muscovy, known as the Principality of Moscow until 1389, was a late medieval Russian monarchy. Its capital was the city of Moscow. Originally established as a minor principality in the 13th century, the gra ...
in the seventeenth century.
The coat of arms of the Tyeglev family is included in the second part of the
General Armorial of the Noble Families of the Russian Empire.
[Comp. Count Alexander Bobrinsky. Noble families included in the General Armorial of the All-Russian Empire: in 2 volumes - St. Petersburg, type. M. M. Stasyulevich, 1890 Author: Bobrinsky, Alexander Alekseevich (1823-1903). Teglevs. Part I. p. 504.]
Notable family members
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Alexandra Tegleva (1894–1955), Nursemaid to the imperial family
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Alexey Vasilievich Teglev (1791-1854), Rear-Admiral of the
Imperial Russian Navy
The Imperial Russian Navy () operated as the navy of the Russian Tsardom and later the Russian Empire from 1696 to 1917. Formally established in 1696, it lasted until being dissolved in the wake of the February Revolution and the declaration of ...
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Semyon Matveevich Teglev (
:ru:Теглев, Семён Матвеевич; 1771–1849), Sculptor and archivist of the
Imperial Academy of Arts
The Imperial Academy of Arts, informally known as the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, was an art academy in Saint Petersburg, founded in 1757 by Ivan Shuvalov, the founder of the Imperial Moscow University, under the name ''Academy of th ...
References
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Russian noble families