Barclay de Tolly (Russian nobility)

Barclay de Tolly
Parent house	Clan Barclay[1]
Country	Russian Empire
Titles	Prince
Motto	Верность и терпение (Loyalty and patience)

Barclay de Tolly (Russian: Баркла́й-де-То́лли) is the name of a Russian noble family of Scottish origin, that came to Russia during the times of the Revolution of 1688, from Towy (Towie) in Aberdeenshire. It was a German-speaking noble family from Livonia. The father of Prince Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Weinhold Gottard Barclay de Tolly (Russian: Богдан Баркла́й-де-То́лли), (1734—1781) a poruchik of The Russian Army and a descendant of one of the burgomasters of Riga, was the first of his family to be accepted to the Russian nobility. He was married to Margaretha Elisabeth von Smitten, (1733—1771), and they had four sons: A. Bogdan Bogdanovitch (formerly Emil Johann), a General in the Russian service; B. Michael Bogdanovitch; C. Andrei Bogdanovitch, a Colonel. and Michael Bogdanovitch.

Notable members

• Prince Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly ^{[nb 1]} (27 December [O.S. 16 December] 1761 – 26 May [O.S. 14 May] 1818) was a Russian Field Marshal and Minister of War during Napoleon's invasion in 1812 and War of the Sixth Coalition^[2]. Barclay implemented a number of reforms during this time that improved supply system in the army, doubled the number of army troops, and implemented new combat training principles. He was also the Governor-General of Finland.
• Prince Alexander Barclay de Tolly-Weymarn (December 22, 1824 – May 8, 1905) was an Imperial Russian regiment commander, division commander and corps commander. He was the son of Wilhelm Peter Jost von Weymarn. He married Marie Friederike von Seddeler in 1849 and had three children; daughters Alexandrine (Ada) Auguste Olga Barclay de Tolly-Weymarn and Marie (Mira) Georgia Augusta Barclay de Tolly-Weymarn and son Ludwig (Louis) Alexander Michael Barclay de Tolly-Weymarn.

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