Andrey Gagarin
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Prince Andrey Petrovich Gagarin (Russian: Князь Андрей Петрович Гагарин, 9 July 1934 in Leningrad, today St. Petersburg, Russia - 30.1.2011 Maryland, USA) was a Russian prince of the Rurik dynasty
and a professor of physics at Saint Petersburg Polytechnical University
.
Prince Grigory Grigorievich Gagarin
(Russian: Князь Григорий Григорьевич Гагарин, 1810–1893), himself a son of Prince Grigory Ivanovich Gagarin (Russian: Князь Григорий Иванович Гагарин, 1782–1837), poet, diplomat and patron of the arts, later ambassador to Rome.
After the Bolshevik seizure of power, most members of Andrey Grigorievich Gagarin's family left the country. Still some decided to stay, a decision that proved dear. In 1938 the last adult Prince Gagarin on Russian soil, Peter Andreevich was executed. His older brother Andrey Andreevich who also stayed in Russia had been executed already in 1937, leaving young Andrey Petrovich Gagarin, at the age of 4, one of the very few surviving rurikid princes in Russia. He was to be brought up by his mother Princess Varvara Vasilievna Gagarina (née Sheshina, later remarried to Vadim Mikhailovich Burlakov). By using the family name of his stepfather (during 1947-1972), Andrey Petrovich Gagarin was able to obtain higher education that otherwise would not have been accessible for a member of Russia's highest aristocracy.
Prince Andrey P. Gagarin served as the chairman of the Nobility assembly of St. Petersburg and a long-time CILANE
delegate. He was one of the participants in the Rurik Dynasty DNA Project.
Thirdly he married Tatiana Ivanovna Nukhina and had issue:
(князь) is a Slavic title found in most Slavic languages, denoting a royal nobility rank. It is usually translated into English as either Prince or less commonly as Duke. The German translation is Fürst. The etymology of the title is a cognate of the English king, the German König, and the Scandinavian konung. In Russia the title was originally a hereditary title for the patrilineal descendants of Rurik.
The princes Gagarin
are a cadet line of the House of Rurik. They are descendants of Yaroslav I the Wise
, himself a son of Vladimir the Great also known as St Vladimir, the Christianiser of Russia, and his wife Ingegerd Olofsdotter, daughter of the Swedish king Olof Skötkonung. The fourth and favorite son of Yaroslav I and Ingegerd, Vsevolod I of Kiev
, married Anastasia, daughter of the Byzantine emperor Constantine IX Monomachos
giving birth to the Monomakh branch of the Rurikids, the branch to which the Gagarins belong.
Yaroslav I had several of his daughters married to foreign princes: Anne of Kiev
married Henry I of France, and was to be the first queen of France to act as regent, Elizabeth of Kiev
who married Harald III of Norway, and Anastasia of Kiev
who married Andrew I of Hungary. Finally, one of the theories regarding the origin of Agatha
, the wife of Edward the Exile
, himself the last undisputed heir to the last native English royal dynasty, the House of Wessex
, is that she was a daughter of Yaroslav I as well.
Rurik Dynasty
The Rurik dynasty or Rurikids was a dynasty founded by the Varangian prince Rurik, who established himself in Novgorod around the year 862 AD...
and a professor of physics at Saint Petersburg Polytechnical University
Saint Petersburg Polytechnical University
Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University is a major Russian technical university situated in Saint Petersburg. Previously it was known as the Peter the Great Polytechnical Institute and Kalinin Polytechnical Institute .-Imperial Russia:...
.
Background
As the son of Prince Peter Andreevich Gagarin (Russian: Князь Петр Андреевич Гагарин, 1904–1938, victim of Stalin's purges ) and grandson of Prince Andrey Grigorievich Gagarin (Russian: Князь Андрей Григорьевич Гагарин, 1855–1920), Andrey Petrovich Gagarin walked in the footsteps of his closest ancestors. His father was a graduate of the same Polytechnical University for which his grandfather was the first rector, and at which Andrey Petrovich Gagarin held a professorship. Great-grandfather was the well known diplomat, artist, officer and the vice-chancellor of the Imperial Academy of ArtsImperial Academy of Arts
The Russian Academy of Arts, informally known as the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts, was founded in 1757 by Ivan Shuvalov under the name Academy of the Three Noblest Arts. Catherine the Great renamed it the Imperial Academy of Arts and commissioned a new building, completed 25 years later in 1789...
Prince Grigory Grigorievich Gagarin
Grigory Gagarin
Prince Grigory Grigorievich Gagarin was a Russian painter, Major General and administrator.-Noble youth:Grigory Gagarin was born in Saint Petersburg to the noble Rurikid princely Gagarin family. His father, Prince Grigory Ivanovich Gagarin , was a Russian diplomat in France and later the...
(Russian: Князь Григорий Григорьевич Гагарин, 1810–1893), himself a son of Prince Grigory Ivanovich Gagarin (Russian: Князь Григорий Иванович Гагарин, 1782–1837), poet, diplomat and patron of the arts, later ambassador to Rome.
After the Bolshevik seizure of power, most members of Andrey Grigorievich Gagarin's family left the country. Still some decided to stay, a decision that proved dear. In 1938 the last adult Prince Gagarin on Russian soil, Peter Andreevich was executed. His older brother Andrey Andreevich who also stayed in Russia had been executed already in 1937, leaving young Andrey Petrovich Gagarin, at the age of 4, one of the very few surviving rurikid princes in Russia. He was to be brought up by his mother Princess Varvara Vasilievna Gagarina (née Sheshina, later remarried to Vadim Mikhailovich Burlakov). By using the family name of his stepfather (during 1947-1972), Andrey Petrovich Gagarin was able to obtain higher education that otherwise would not have been accessible for a member of Russia's highest aristocracy.
Prince Andrey P. Gagarin served as the chairman of the Nobility assembly of St. Petersburg and a long-time CILANE
CILANE
The European Commission of the Nobility under the name CILANE was established in 1959, April, foremost for the exchange of experiences and information about developments in its member Associations.The CILANE has no "president" but rather a Coordinator elected for three years...
delegate. He was one of the participants in the Rurik Dynasty DNA Project.
Marriages and Issue
Andrey Petrovich Gagarin was married three times. Firstly he married Tatiana Andreevna Shmit, no issue. Secondly he married Tatiana Valentinovna Jakovleva and had issue:- Princess Maria Andreevna Gagarina, born 1961. Married to Alexander Stanislavovich Korotkov and has issue: Varvara Alexandrovna Korotkova and Sofia Alexandrovna Korotkova
Thirdly he married Tatiana Ivanovna Nukhina and had issue:
- Prince Dmitri Andreevich Gagarin, born 1973. Legitimated by parents marriage. Dmitri Gagarin is married to Viktoria Viktorovna (née Kotelkova) and has issue: Prince Ivan Dmitrievich Gagarin
- Princess Julia Andreevna Gagarina, born 1973. Legitimitated by parents marriage. Julia Gagarina is married to Jan Alexander von Heiroth and has issue: Anastasia von Heiroth
Title and dynastic branch
The title KnyazKnyaz
Kniaz, knyaz or knez is a Slavic title found in most Slavic languages, denoting a royal nobility rank. It is usually translated into English as either Prince or less commonly as Duke....
(князь) is a Slavic title found in most Slavic languages, denoting a royal nobility rank. It is usually translated into English as either Prince or less commonly as Duke. The German translation is Fürst. The etymology of the title is a cognate of the English king, the German König, and the Scandinavian konung. In Russia the title was originally a hereditary title for the patrilineal descendants of Rurik.
The princes Gagarin
Gagarin family
thumb|right|250px|The Gagarin Coat of ArmsGagarin is a Rurikid princely family descending from sovereign rulers of Starodub-on-the-Klyazma.-Origins:...
are a cadet line of the House of Rurik. They are descendants of Yaroslav I the Wise
Yaroslav I the Wise
Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Rus, known as Yaroslav the Wise (Old Norse: Jarizleifr; ; Old East Slavic and Russian: Ярослав Мудрый; Ukrainian: Ярослав Мудрий; c...
, himself a son of Vladimir the Great also known as St Vladimir, the Christianiser of Russia, and his wife Ingegerd Olofsdotter, daughter of the Swedish king Olof Skötkonung. The fourth and favorite son of Yaroslav I and Ingegerd, Vsevolod I of Kiev
Vsevolod I of Kiev
Vsevolod I Yaroslavich , ruled as Grand Prince of Kiev from 1078 until his death.-Early life:...
, married Anastasia, daughter of the Byzantine emperor Constantine IX Monomachos
Constantine IX Monomachos
Constantine IX Monomachos, Latinized as Constantine IX Monomachus , c. 1000 – January 11, 1055, reigned as Byzantine emperor from June 11, 1042 to January 11, 1055. He had been chosen by the Empress Zoe as a husband and co-emperor in 1042, although he had been exiled for conspiring...
giving birth to the Monomakh branch of the Rurikids, the branch to which the Gagarins belong.
Yaroslav I had several of his daughters married to foreign princes: Anne of Kiev
Anne of Kiev
Anne of Kiev was the queen consort of France as the wife of Henry I, and regent for her son Philip I.Her parents were Yaroslav I the Wise and princess Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden....
married Henry I of France, and was to be the first queen of France to act as regent, Elizabeth of Kiev
Elisiv of Kiev
Elisaveta Yaroslavna of Kiev , , was a Rus' Princess of Kiev and a Norwegian queen, wife and queen consort of king Harald III of Norway.-Biography:...
who married Harald III of Norway, and Anastasia of Kiev
Anastasia of Kiev
Anastasia of Kiev was Queen of Hungary as the wife of King Andrew the White. She was the eldest daughter of Grand Prince Yaroslav I the Wise of Kiev and Ingigerd of Sweden, and the older sister of Anne of Kiev, Queen consort of Henry I of France.-Life:Around 1039, Anastasia was married to Duke...
who married Andrew I of Hungary. Finally, one of the theories regarding the origin of Agatha
Agatha, wife of Edward the Exile
Agatha was the wife of Edward the Exile and mother of Edgar Ætheling, Saint Margaret of Scotland and Cristina of England...
, the wife of Edward the Exile
Edward the Exile
Edward the Exile , also called Edward Ætheling, son of King Edmund Ironside and of Ealdgyth. After the Danish conquest of England in 1016 Canute had him and his brother, Edmund, exiled to the Continent...
, himself the last undisputed heir to the last native English royal dynasty, the House of Wessex
House of Wessex
The House of Wessex, also known as the House of Cerdic, refers to the family that ruled a kingdom in southwest England known as Wessex. This House was in power from the 6th century under Cerdic of Wessex to the unification of the Kingdoms of England....
, is that she was a daughter of Yaroslav I as well.
Links
- http://www.zeit.de/2003/21/Adel_verzichtet
- http://www.zeit.de/2003/21/Petersburg_2fAdel
- http://en.turgenev.de/