Sviatopolk-Mirsky [Family Archive]

Item #27

Sviatopolk-Mirsky [Russian: Святополк-Мирский] is a family of Russian and Polish nobility that originated from present-day northwestern Belarus. The most notable Svyatopolk-Mirsky member is Prince Nikolai Ivanovitch Sviatopolk-Mirskii, 29 July 1833 – 8 November 1898 [Russian: Николай Иванович Святополк-Мирский]. He was a Russian cavalry general and politician. Descendants of Nikolay later emigrated to the USA and settled in Philadelphia, PA.

The archive consists of a family tree, two letters (family invitations), seven photographs and one lithographed card. Each inscribed and signed by the descendants.

Provenance: Mirsky family archive.

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