Coat of arms of Prince Anatole Demidoff.

The Demidovs (Russian: Деми́довы) were probably the richest Russian people after the Tsar in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Image File history File links Demidov_coat. ... Image File history File links Demidov_coat. ... Monomakhs Cap symbol of Russian autocracy, the crown of Russian grand princes and tsars Czar and tzar redirect here. ...

Their progenitor, Demid Antufiev, was a free blacksmith from Tula, where their family necropolis is preserved as a museum. His son Nikita Demidov (March 26, 1656 - November 17, 1725) made his fortune by his skill in the manufacture of weapons, and established an iron foundry for the government. Peter the Great, with whom he was a favorite, ennobled him in 1720. For two centuries, the Demidov plants produced a large portion of Russia's iron and steel. The Palace of Westminster was one of many notable buildings constructed of Demidov metal products. Tula (Russian: ) is an industrial city in the European part of Russia, located 165 km to the south of Moscow, on the river Upa, at . ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... // Events Mehmed Köprülü becomes Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... Events February 8 - Catherine I became empress of Russia February 20 - The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony. ... Peter was a tall figure, with an extremely striking build of 2. ... The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament or Westminster Palace, in London, England is where the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) meet to conduct their business. ...

Nikita's son, Akinfiy Demidov (1678-1745), increased his inherited wealth by the discovery and working of gold, silver and copper mines. He also founded the Siberian town of Barnaul, whose central square still bears his name. His nephew, Pavel Grigoryevich Demidov (1738-1821), was a great traveller and benefactor of Russian scientific education who befriended Carolus Linnaeus and Pallas. He established the Demidov Lyceum in Yaroslavl, the Demidov chair in Natural history at Moscow University, and founded an annual prize for Russian literature, awarded by the Academy of Sciences. A bronze monument to him was installed in Yaroslavl in 1828. Siberian Federal District (dark red) and the broadest definition of Siberia (red) Udachnaya pipe Siberia (Russian: , Sibir; Tatar: ) is a vast region of Russia constituting almost all of Northern Asia. ... Barnaul sign near the Ob River Barnaul (Russian Барнау́л, pop. ... Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as , (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), was a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist[1] who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of nomenclature. ... Peter Simon Pallas (September 22, 1741 - September 8, 1811) was a German-born Russian zoologist. ... A public building in Yaroslavl Yaroslavl (Russian: ) is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, located 250 km north-east of Moscow at . ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines. ... Moscow State University campus M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Московский Государственный Университет име&#1085... Russian Academy of Sciences: main building Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ... A public building in Yaroslavl Yaroslavl (Russian: ) is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, located 250 km north-east of Moscow at . ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Statue of Nikolay Demidov, by Thorvaldsen.

Pavel's nephew, Nikolay Nikitich Demidov (1774-1828), fought in the Finnish War with distinction, raised and commanded a regiment to oppose Napoleon's invasion of Russia, and carried on the accumulation of the family wealth from mining; he contributed liberally to the erection of four bridges in St Petersburg, and to the propagation of scientific culture in Moscow. Image File history File links Demidoff. ... Image File history File links Demidoff. ... Bertel Thorvaldsen, portrait by Karl Begas, c. ... The Finnish War was fought between Sweden and Russia from February 1808 to September 1809. ... Kazan Cathedral in St Petersburg and the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow were built to commemorate the Russian victory against Napoleon. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and...

Pavel's son, Anatole Demidov (1812-1870), was a well-known traveller and patron of art. In 1837, he acquired the Italian title of Prince de San Donato and married Princess Mathilde, daughter of Jerome Bonaparte. His villa is a minor landmark of Florence. His great grand nephew, Crown Prince Pavel, was regent of Yugoslavia between 1934 and 1941. | Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Princess Mathilde Mathilde Bonaparte, (May 27, 1820 – January 2, 1904), was a daughter of Napoleons brother Jerome Bonaparte and his second wife Catharina of Württemberg. ... Jérôme Bonaparte (November 15, 1784 - June 24, 1860) was the youngest brother of Emperor Napoleon I of France. ... The idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably since its invention towards the end of the Roman Republic. ... Florences skyline Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ... Image:Prince Pavle of Yugoslavia. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in all South Slavic languages, Југославија in Serbian and Macedonian Cyrillic) is a term used for the three separate political entities that existed during most of the 20th century on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the year. ...

Alexander Demidov's chateau in Taitsy near Gatchina (1773-76) was designed by his brother-in-law, Ivan Starov.

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See also

• Sancy - the most famous of diamonds, in possession of the Demidovs from 1828 to 1865
• Leaning Tower of Nevyansk - a tower commissioned by Akinfiy Demidov
• Demidov Prize - the oldest scientific award established in 1831 by Pavel Nikolaevich Demidov
• The Last Day of Pompeii - a painting commissioned by Anatole Demidov
• The Execution of Lady Jane Grey - another painting from his collection
• Chicken Demidoff - a food named after Prince Anatole

The Sancy The Sancy, a pale yellow diamond of 55. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Nevyansk tower at dusk The Leaning Tower of Nevyansk (Невьянская башня in Russian) is a tower in a town of Nevyansk in the Sverdlovsk Oblast in Russia, built in the 18th century. ... Paven Nikolaevich Demidov, the founder of the prize Demidov Prize (Russian: Демидовская премия) used to be a national scientific prize in the Russian Empire awarded annually to the members of the Russian Academy of Sciences. ... The Last Day of Pompeii is the most famous painting by Russian Karl Briullov, painted in 1830-1833. ... The Execution of Lady Jane Grey by Paul Delaroche The Execution of Lady Jane Grey is an oil painting by Paul Delaroche conducted in 1833. ... This is a list of food items named after people. ...

Publications

• Anatole Demidoff, Travels in Southern Russia, and the Crimea; through Hungary, Wallachia, & Modavia, during the Year 1837, London, J. Mitchell, 1853, LCCN 05-033883

The Library of Congress Control Number or LCCN is a serially based system of numbering books in the Library of Congress in the United States. ...

External links

• History and portraits of the Demidovs
• Genealogy of the Demidovs as Princes di San-Donato
• Anatole and Mathilde: Story of Their Marriage
• History of the Demidov Family (from the website of the Demidov University)

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