Shuvalov

Shuvalov (Russian: Шува́лов) is the name of a Russian noble family which, although documented since the 16th century, rose to distinction during the reign of Empress Elizabeth and was elevated to the rank of counts on 5 September 1746.

Coat of arms of the Shuvalov family
Portrait of Countess Catherine P. Shuvalova, 1770s, by Greuze

Members of the Shuvalov noble family

The notable Shuvalovs include:

  • Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov (1727–1797), lover of Empress Elizabeth and Maecenas of the Russian Enlightenment, who declined a comital title offered to him by the sovereign;
  • Count Alexander Ivanovich Shuvalov (1710–1771), his first cousin, Field Marshal and head of the secret police;
  • Count Peter Ivanovich Shuvalov (1711–1762), the latter's brother, Field Marshal and Minister of War, one of the most influential policy-makers during Elizabeth's reign;
  • Count Andrey Petrovich Shuvalov (1743–1789), the latter's son, spent most of his life abroad, conversing with Voltaire and writing libertarian verses in French; the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica names him as the true author of Catherine II's celebrated letters to the French Encyclopedists;
  • Count Peter Andreyevich Shuvalov (1827–1889), the latter's grandson, who wielded great influence at the court of Alexander II of Russia;
  • Count Pavel Andreyevich Shuvalov (1776–1823), Russian general during Patriotic War 1812;
  • Count Pavel Andreyevich Shuvalov (1830–1908), the latter's brother, who represented Russia at the Congress of Berlin and at the German court;
  • Count Pavel Pavlovich Shuvalov (1859–1905), the latter's son, who headed the Moscow police before his assassination by revolutionaries in 1905;
  • Count Mikhail Andreyevich Shuvalov (1850–1903), inherited the title of Prince Vorontsov from his maternal grandfather, but died without issue.
  • Countess Elizabeth Andreevna Shuvalova (1845–1924), inherited the fortune of her brother Mikhail and married Count Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov.
  • Count Pavel Pavlovich Shuvalov( May 19, 1859 - June 28, 1905, Moscow ) - Russian military and statesman of the Shuvalov family, Moscow and Odessa mayor, major general .

Other people with the Shuvalov name

  • Eduard Shuvalov (born 1965) - Siberian oil developer
  • Igor Shuvalov (born 1967) - First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia

Residences

The Shuvalov family's residences included three palaces in Saint Petersburg and a manor nearby:

Countess Elizabeth Andreevna Shuvalova

They also inherited the possessions and castles of the ducal Biron family in Courland, such as the Rundale Palace.

Shuvalov Palace at St.Petersburg
Rundale Palace
  • (in English) Marek, Miroslav. "Shuvalov family tree". Genealogy.EU..
  • (in German) Genealogisches Handbuch der baltischen Ritterschaften Teil 2,3: Estland, Görlitz 1930
  • Information about Shuvalov Palace - Fabergé Museum website

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