Kvashnin-Samarin Explained

Kvashnin-Samarin
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Alternative Names:Samarin
Earliest Mention:1282
Cities:Krasny, Staryi Merchyk, Russian Empire

The Kvashnins-Samarin family is an ancient Russian noble family. Members of the family were written as Kvashnin-Samarin up until the 17th century, where some began to be written only as Samarin.[1] This family shares the same origin with noble families Kvashnin, Samarin, Razladin and Tushin.

Origins and History

The ancestor of the family, Nester Ryabets, arrived in Moscow (about 1300) from the land of Red Ruthenia, where it is mentioned (1282) among the boyars of the Leo I of Galicia. A squad of 1,700 people came with him. His son Rodion Nestorovich, a boyar under the Grand Duke Ivan Kalita, a famous warrior. Ivan Rodionovich, a famous boyar warrior.

The great-grandson of Ivan Rodionovich Kvashny, Stepan Rodionovich Samara, was the ancestor of the Samarins and Kvashnins-Samarins and is mentioned at the wedding of Princess Sofia Ivanovna, daughter of Ivan III of Russia to Prince Vasily Kholmsky (February 13, 1500).

Coat of Arms

The shield, which has a golden field, depicts a white one-headed eagle with outstretched wings, which has a golden cross on its chest on a small blue shield, placed on a silver horseshoe facing upwards (Jastrzębiec coat of arms).

The shield is crowned with an ordinary noble helmet with a noble crown on it and three ostrich feathers. The basting on the shield is gold, enclosed in blue. Shield holders: two lions looking to the sides with curled tails. The coat of arms of the Kvashnin-Samarin family is included in Part 2 of the General coat of arms of the noble families of the All-Russian Empire, p. 39

Notable Members[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dolgorukov, P.V.. Russian genealogy book. Part 4.. Printing house of the III department of the E. I. V. Chancellery. 1857. Saint Petersburg. 122–126.
  2. Book: Dolgorukov, P.V.. Russian genealogical book . - SPb. : Type. 3 Dept. Own E. I. V. Chancellery. 1857. 122.
  3. Book: Selivanovsky, S. Alphabetical index of the names and persons mentioned in the Boyar Books stored in the I-th department of the Moscow archive of the Ministry of Justice, with the designation of the official activities of each person and the years of state, in the positions held.. 1853. 181.
  4. Web site: ЭСБЕ/Квашнины-Самарины — Викитека. 2021-07-12. ru.wikisource.org. ru.