House of Durnovo

Durnovo () (known variant 'Durnovy' [plural], 'Durnov'[m] ,'Durnova' [f] ()) is a prominent family of Russian nobility. Durnovo is one of two Russian noble families, of which the most famous is the branch of the Tolstoy ().
In mid XV century The Velvet Book lists founder Mikula F. Durnovo () grandson of Vasily Yurevich Tolstoy (), nicknamed as Durnoy () [Could be translates as: A Fool, Spoiled, Bad, Joker]) as a founder of the family. His brothers Daniel () and Basil () founded families of Danilov () and Vasilchikov (). 
Durnovo listed in the sixth part of the The Sovereign's Pedigree Book of Vologda, Kaluga, Kostroma, Moscow, Orёl, and St. Petersburg, Tambov, Tula and Tver provinces.
==Coat of Arms==
Durnovo’s coat of arms is practically identical with the "parent" coat of arms of Tolstoy family
==Notable Family Members==
*Nikolay Dmitriyevich Durnovo (1725–1816) - General of Infantry
*Dmitry Nikolayevich Durnovo (1769–1834) - Russian politician
*Maria Nikitichna Durnovo (Demidova) (1776-1847) - Wife of Dmitry Nikolaevich Durnovo
*Alexey Mikhailovich Durnovo (1792-1849) - Count, Tula Oblast
*Pavel Dmitrievich Durnovo (1804–1864) - Politician and courtier
*Ivan Nikolayevich Durnovo (1834–1903) - Politician, Prime minister of Russia (1895–1903)
*Pyotr Pavlovich Durnovo (1835–1919) - General Governor of Moscow
*Pyotr Nikolayevich Durnovo (1845–1915) - Minister of Interior of Russia
*Yelizaveta Petrovna Durnovo(1855–1910) - Member of Narodniki movement
*Nikolai Durnovo (1876–1937) - Linguist
==Partial Family Tree==
Known family members in Chart Template format
==Known Architectural Legacy and Geographical Location==
*Dacha Durnovo
*Church of The Transfiguration (Village of Spasskaya-Durnovo)
*See File:Moscow, Podkolokolny 16-5, medical school.jpg (Moscow Medical College #2)
*Abashevo, Penza Oblast
==Other Family Connections==
*Alexander Griboyedov - Maria Sergeyevna Durnovo (Griboyedova) sister of A.S. Griboyedov married to Alexey Mikhailovich Durnovo
==Notes and references==
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