| House of Dolgorukov Долгоруков | |
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| Ethnicity | Russian |
| Place of birth |  Obolensk, Russia |
| Current region | Russia Bulgaria |
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| Estate | Obolensk, Russia Moscow, Russia Blagoyev, Bulgaria many others |
The House of Dolgorukov (Russian and Bulgarian: Долгоруков) is a princely Russian family of Rurikid stock, and are currently one of the larger and wealthier families in Russia with a faction in Bulgaria. They are a cadet branch of the Obolenskiy family (until 1494 the rulers of Obolensk, one of the Upper Oka Principalities) and as such claiming patrilineal descent from Mikhail of Chernigov. Their main estates are located in the traditional homeplace of their ancestors, namely Obolensk, where they are titled Duke of Obelensk respectively.
The founder of the Dolgorukov branch of the Obolenskiy is Prince Ivan Andreevich Oblenskiy (15th century), who for his vengefulness was given the nickname of Долгорукий Dolgorukiy, i.e. "far-reaching". Obolensk was incorporated into the expanding Grand Duchy of Moscow in 1494, and the house of Dolgorukov became a powerful noble family in Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire.
During the Cold War, the Prince Grigory Mikhailovich, did business in Bulgaria, a Russian ally and fellow Slavic Orthodox nation where they became well-respected in the town and region of Blagoyev. Prince Grigory's son, Prince Vassily, was crowned Prince of Blagoyev, becoming the first Russian to become crowned a Prince of Bulgaria.
According to Forbes, their combined net worth of ₽76.4 billion.
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