Meller-Zakomelsky (family)

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Coat of Arms of the Meller-Zakomelsky family. (1798)

The Meller–Zakomelsky family (German: Möller-Sakomelski) is a Russian noble family of German origin. Members of the family held the title of Baron in the Russian Empire.

History[edit]

The founder of the House was Johann Möller-Sakomelsky (Russian: Ivan), who was awarded the name in 1789 when he was made a baron.

Known members[edit]

  • Ivan Möller-Sakomelsky (1725—1790), baron
    • Pyotr Ivanovich Meller-Zakomelsky (1755—1823) (ru)
      • Anna Petrovna Maykova (1798—1875) — Daughter-in-law of poet A. A. Maykova, brother of Nikolay
      • Yegor Petrovich Meller-Zakomelsky (1798—?) — Landowner in Kharkov
      • Pyotr Petrovich Meller-Zakomelsky (1806—1869) — Knight of St. George (1847)
      • Vladimir Petrovich Meller-Zakomelsky (1807—1862) — Major-General
        • Fyodor Vladimirovich Meller-Zakomelsky (1857—1905) — Captain
          • Vladimir Fyodorovich Meller-Zakomelsky (1894—1962) — Married to Nataly Georgievna (1900—1995), daughter of Duke G. N. Leuchtenberg (ru)
        • Vladimir Vladimirovich Meller-Zakomelsky (ru) (1863—1920) — Politician and businessman
    • Ivan Ivanovich Meller-Zakomelsky
      • Nikolay Ivanovich Meller-Zakomelsky (ru) (1813—1887) — General-Adjutant, General of the Infantry
    • Yegor Ivanovich Meller-Zakomelsky (ru) (1767—1830) - Russian Cavalry officer, Commander of the Mariapol Hussars in 1809 during the Russian 'invasion' of Austrian Galicia.[1]
    • Fjodor Ivanovich Meller-Zakomelsky (ru) (1772—1848) — Governor of Mogilev, Cavalry leader
    • Maria Ivanovna

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nadezhda Durova, "The Cavalry Maiden", page 76, translated by Mary Fleming Zirin, Angel Books, 1988