The House of Trubetskoy (English), Трубецкие (Russian), Трубяцкі (

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), ''Trubecki'' (Polish), ''Trubetsky'' ( Ruthenian), Трубецький ( Ukrainian), ''Troubetzkoy'' (French), ''Trubic'' (Croatian), ''Trubetski'' (Estonian), ''Trubezkoi'' or ''Trubetzkoy'' (German), is a Russian

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family of Ruthenian stock and

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origin, like many other

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ly houses of

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, later prominent in Russian history, science, and arts. They are descended from

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's son Demetrius I Starshy (1327 – 12 August 1399 (the

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)). They used the Pogoń Litewska coat of arms and the Trubetsky coat of arms.

Sovereign rule

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s Troubetzkoy descend from Demetrius I Starshy, one of

's sons, who ruled the

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s of

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and Starodub. He was killed together with his elder sons in the

(1399). Demetrius's descendants continued to rule the town of Trubetsk (Troubchevsk) until the 1530s, when they had to convert to

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or leave their

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and settle in Moscow. They chose the latter, and were accepted with great ceremony at the

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Time of Troubles

Undoubtedly, the most prominent of early Troubetzkoys was Prince Dmitry Timofeievich Troubetzkoy, who helped Prince

Dmitry Pozharsky Dmitry Mikhaylovich Pozharsky ( rus, Дми́трий Миха́йлович Пожа́рский, p=ˈdmʲitrʲɪj mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ pɐˈʐarskʲɪj; 17 October 1577 – 30 April 1642) was a Russian prince known for his military leadersh ...

to raise a volunteer army and deliver Moscow from the Poles in 1612. The

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over, Dmitry was addressed by people as "Liberator of the Motherland" and asked to accept the

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's throne. He contented himself, however, with the governorship of

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and the title of the

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(''derzhavets'') of Shenkursk. Prince Dmitry died on May 24, 1625 and was interred in the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius. Quite different was a stance of his first cousin, Prince Wigund-Jeronym Troubetzkoy. He supported the Poles and followed them to

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after the

. Here his descendants were given enviable positions at the

and married into other princely families of Poland. By the 1660s, however, the only Troubetzkoy left, Prince Yuriy Troubetzkoy, returned to Moscow and was given a

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title by Tsar

Alexis of Russia Aleksey Mikhaylovich ( rus, Алексе́й Миха́йлович, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsʲej mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ; – ) was the Tsar of Russia from 1645 until his death in 1676. While finding success in foreign affairs, his reign saw several wars ...

. All the branches of the family descend from his marriage to Princess Irina Galitzina.

Members

Pierre Troubetskoy - Portrait of Vladimiro Notarbartolo Di Villarosa

* Prince

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, 1934–2017, historian, educator * Princess Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy, 1863–1945, American novelist, poet, playwright, married to Prince

Pierre Troubetzkoy The House of Trubetskoy (English), Трубецкие (Russian), Трубяцкі (Belarusian), ''Trubecki'' (Polish), ''Trubetsky'' ( Ruthenian), Трубецький (Ukrainian), ''Troubetzkoy'' (French), ''Trubic'' (Croatian), ''Trubetski'' ( ...

, artist (1864-1936) * Prince Dmitrii Timofeyevich Troubetzkoy, d. 1625, Savior of the Motherland during the

* Prince Evgenii Nikolaevitch Troubetzkoy, 1863-1920, religious philosopher, professor, publicist, lawyer, public figure. * Prince Igor Nikolayevich Troubetzkoy (Moscow, 23 August 1912, Paris, France – 20 December 2008), driver of the first Ferrari to compete in

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. Fourth husband of the American heiress

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. * Prince Ivan Yurievich Trubetskoy, 1667–1750, Russian field marshal, Boyar * Prince Nikita Yurievich Trubetskoy, 1699–1767, Russian statesman, Field Marshal * Prince Nikolai Sergeyevich Troubetzkoy (Moscow, April 16, 1890 –

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, June 25, 1938) Russian linguist, historian. * Prince Nikolai Petrovitch Troubetzkoy, 1828–1900, father of Sergei Nikolaevich Trubetskoy and Evgenii Nikolaevitch Troubetzkoy, Co-founder and Chairman of the

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in Moscow, co-founder of the

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* Prince Paolo Troubetzkoy (

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, Italy, 15 February 1866 – Pallanza, 12 February 1938), artist, sculptor * Prince Pyotr Petrovich Troubetzkoy, 1822–1892, Russian diplomat, botanist, father of Paolo Troubetzkoy and

. * Prince

(1864-1936), artist * Prince Sergei Nikolaevich Trubetskoy, 1862–1905, Russian religious philosopher, first elected Rector of Moscow University * Prince Sergei Petrovich Troubetzkoy, August 29, 1790 – November 22, 1860,

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* Wladimir Troubetzkoy, 10 October 1942 – 2 June 2009, French literary historian * Prince

Youcca Troubetzkoy Youcca Troubetzkoy (russian: Ю́рий Никола́евич Трубецко́й; 12 December 1905 – 22 April 1992), also credited as Youcca Troubetzkov and Nicolas Barclay, was an American actor. He was a member of the princely Trubetskoy ...

, also Nicolas Barclay, George Fairwood, (December 12, 1905 – April 22, 1992) French-American actor. * Prince Yuriy Petrovich Trubetskoy, 1643–1679, Ruthenian prince, Boyar * Prince Yuri Yurievich Trubetzkoy, 1668–1739, Russian General, Senator

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