Greig (Russian nobility) explained

Surname:	Greig
Native Name Lang:	Грейг
Coat Of Arms:	RU COA Greig XX, 93.png
Country:	Russian Empire
Motto:	Strike Sure
Parent House:	Clan Gregor

The Greig family is the name of a Russian noble family of Scottish origin. They are a branch of Clan Gregor, that changed their name due to the proscription of the name MacGregor in 1603 by King James VI & I.

Notable members

• Samuel Greig (Russian: Самуи́л Ка́рлович Грейг), (1735, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland - 26 October 1788, Tallinn, Estonia, Russian Empire) was a Scottish-born Russian admiral who distinguished himself in the Battle of Chesma (1770) and the Battle of Hogland (1788). In 1782 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.^[1]
  • Aleksey Samuilovich Greig (Russian: Алексей Самуилович Грейг) (6 September 1775 – 18 January 1845) was an admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy, was the son of Admiral Samuel Greig, brother-in-law of Mary Somerville.
    • Alexey (5 September 1829—11 March 1865)^[2]
    • Samuil Alexseevich Greig (1827 — 1887) was a full general and adjutant general of Imperial Russian Army, also he served as State Comptroller (1874–1878) and Minister of Finance of the Russian Empire (1878 - 1880).
    • Julia (5 September 1829—11 March 1865)
    • Ivan (6 March 1831—15 September 1893)
    • Vasili (10 March 1832—1902)
    • Sarra (1833—1834)
    • Eugenie (15 February 1835—16 February 1870).

Honours

In 1864, Greigia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae is named after Samuel Greig,^[3] by Eduard August von Regel (a director of the St Petersburg Botanical Garden).^[4] In 1873, Regel named a species of Tulip after Samuel Greig, Tulipa greigii.^[5] Due to Greig once being president of the Russian Horticultural Society.^[6]

The atoll of Niau in French Polynesia was named Greig after Aleksey Greig, by Russian Admiral Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen in 1820.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Library and Archive Catalogue. Royal Society. 9 November 2010.
2. Web site: Потомки адмирала Грейга: николаевский след. Часть I.. Гаврилов И.В., Крыщенко С.В.. Николаевский Базар. 2012.
3. A. W. Smith
4. Web site: Greigia Regel, Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1864(Suppl.): 13 (1865). kew.org. 17 September 2017.
5. Web site: Greig's Tulip 'Chopin'. paghat.com. 17 September 2017.
6. Web site: Tulipa greigii aurea. rareplants.co.uk. 17 September 2017.