Aleksey Mikhailovich Durnovo
Aleksey Mikhailovich Durnovo (Russian: Алексей Михайлович Дурново) (b.1792; d. after 1841), the son of a landowner of Tula Oblast, village Spasskoe Durnovo. Russian squire/landlord in Chernsky District of Tula Oblast of Russia. Brought up in the boarding school at Moscow University at the same time with Alexander Griboyedov (enrolled as a student in December 22, 1803). He served in the engineering corps, in the 2nd Pioneer Regiment, retired in 1811 with the rank of lieutenant. Member of militia during the war. He was well known as an amateur musician. In 1827 he married Maria Sergeyevna Durnovo (Griboyedova) the sister of Alexander Griboyedov. Later Aleksey Durnovo became a honorary trustee of the Tula Oblast Gymnasium.[1]
Family
- Father -- Mikhail Alekseevich Durnovo
- Mother -- Natalia Fedorovna Voeykova
- Wife -- Maria Sergeyevna Durnovo (Griboyedova) (Sister of Alexander Griboyedov)
- Son -- Alexander Alekseevich Durnovo (godson of Alexander Griboyedov)
| Natalia Voeykova mother | Mikhail Durnovo father | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maria Griboyedova wife | Aleksey Durnovo self | Mikhail Durnovo brother | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Durnovo son | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Known Connections
Aleksey's wife, Maria Durnovo, was a sister of Russian classical writer Alexander Griboyedov. Aleksey Durnovo had good friendship with Alexander Griboedov as witnessed by many correspondences left behind families. One of the excerpts of a postscript to the letter from Durnovo's wife to her brother A. Griboyedov from 25/05/1828 reads: "My dear friend and brother, always delighted to receive your letters, the latter one was the most delightful... For God's sake, come quickly, Masha and I are counting hours and minutes". Addressed: Moscow, his Excellency, sir, Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov, Novinsky Boulevard in the house of Mrs. Griboedova #61"''[2][3]
Known Legacy
Church of the Transfiguration (Spassky)
References
- ↑ "Durnovo, Aleksey Mikhailovich" (in Russian).
- ↑ "The visit of Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov to the village of Spasskoe-Krivtsovo, Chernsky County" (in Russian). Department of Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy of the MO. Retrieved 2015.
- ↑ "Durnovo, Aleksey Mikhailovich" (in Russian).