Aminoff
Аминовы/Аминевы
Russian boyar and Swedish-Finnish noble family
Arms of the Aminoff family
Parent familyRatshichi, Kamensky, Kuritsyn
CountryHoly Roman Empire
Kievan Rus'
Novgorod Republic
Grand Duchy of Moscow
Tsardom of Russia
Swedish Empire
Grand Duchy of Finland
Russian Empire
Sweden
Finland
Current regionSweden and Finland
Place of originHoly Roman Empire
Founded1400s
FounderRatsha
Ivan Yuryevich Volkov-Kuritsyn nicknamed Amin
TitlesCount
Baron
Connected familiesGalitzine, Baranoff, Shcherbatov, Ramsay
MottoNec adversa nec prospera flectent
Estate(s)Riilahti manor
Cadet branches
List
Websitehttps://en.aminoff.fi/

The Aminoff family (Russian: Аминовы/Аминевы) is a Swedish-Finnish noble family of Holy Roman and Russian origin. The family has produced statesmen, officers, academics, merchants, industrialists, and landowners.[1] The Aminoff family is known for its active participation in commerce and industry.[2]

History

The family originated with boyars from Veliky Novgorod and hails from the clan of Ratsha, a court servant (tiun) to Prince Vsevolod II of Kiev. Ratsha moved to Kyiv from the Holy Roman Empire in 1146.[3][4] It is assumed that Ratsha moved to Kyiv from Bohemia.[5] Later he moved from Kyiv to Novgorod.[4]

Later it split in two branches in the 17th century after Time of Troubles: the Russian and Nordic.[6]

The Russian and Nordic Aminovs are a lineage of the Kuritsyn boyar family, who, in turn, were offspring of the Novgorodian Kamensky clan. The Russian branch is thought to be extinct.

The Nordic branches and their members reside in Sweden and in Finland, and its genealogy branches are represented in Sweden's and Finland's Houses of Nobility.[7][8]

Aminoff's is a traditional military family but in 1900s and 2000s they have been involved more in business and industry and as public servants. Aminoff noble family is still active, and it has plenty of family members in Sweden and in Finland.[9]

Russian branch

The Aminov family claimed their descent from the legendary Ratsha, who is also believed to be the progenitor of the Pushkins, Buturlins and other families.[10] The Aminovs are actual descendants of the Kamensky family through boyar to Grand Duke Vasily I of Moscow Roman Ivanovich Kamensky, who owned the Kamenka of Bezhetsky uyezd, Veliky Novgorod.[11] Roman Ivanovich was a descendant of Gavrila Alexich, boyar to Prince Alexander Nevsky, through which they are direct descendants of Ratsha. Ratsha's descendant Ivan Yuryevich (Volkov) syn Kurytsyn nicknamed Amin',[10] the son of Yuri Ggirogyevich Kamensky nicknamed 'Volk' (i.e. wolf) is the actual progenitor of the family. Nikita Ivanovich Aminov took part in the siege of Kazan in 1552, where he was killed in action.[10] The Russian branch died out in the 18th century.[10]

Swedish branch

In 1611, Fyodor Grigoryevich Aminov surrendered Ivangorod Fortress to the Swedes during the Ingrian War and switched to their side. He moved to the Swedish territory with his immediate family with nine other families called Russian bayors.[10] Soon he was appointed the governor of the Swedish Gdov.[10]

The Swedish branch was established in 1618 when the great-grandson of Nikita Aminov, Fyodor Grigoryevich Aminov (c. 1560 – March 28, 1628), voivode at Ivangorod, became of a member of the Swedish nobility. Fyodor Aminov was the son of Boyar Gregori Aminov, who served Tsar Feodor I of Russia, and Princess Helena Golitsyn, a member of the House of Golitsyn, and daughter of Great Novgorod's Governor, Prince Ivan Jurivich Golitsyn.[12][13]

Aminev and his sons were naturalized into the Swedish nobility with a new surname Aminoff by the King of Sweden Gustavus Adolphus.[12]

Prominent members of the family were Lieutenant General Henrik Johan Aminoff, Lieutenant General Carl Mauritz Aminoff, Major General Adolf Aminoff, and Major General Johan Fredrik Aminoff.[14] They were members of the Royal Order of the Sword in Sweden.[14]

The Swedish branch of the Aminoff family was introduced at the Swedish House of Nobility in 1650, No. 446.[14] Swedish and Finnish branches served the Swedish Empire, Age of Liberty, and Gustavian Era.[14]

The Finnish War 1808-1809 separated the two branches between Sweden and the newly formed Grand Duchy of Finland in Russian Empire.[14]

After 1809 Gregor Carl Georg Aminoff was Adjutant and Cabinet Chamberlain to King Gustav V of Sweden[12] Alexis Aminoff was an Ambassador and Chamberlain of Prince Carl, Duke and Princess Ingeborg, Duchess of Västergötland.[14] Professor Gregori Aminoff (1883-1947) was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Science.[15] Gregori Aminoff Prize has been named after him.[15]

Finnish branch

The Finnish branch of the Aminoff family,[16][17] a subbranch of the Swedish branch, was introduced at the Finnish House of Nobility in the newly formed Grand Duchy of Finland in Russian Empire in 1818.[14]

Major General, Member of Privy Council, Count Johan Fredrik Aminoff was a founding member of the Committee for Finnish Affairs and Vice-Chancellor at the Imperial Academy in Turku.[14] Emperor of Russia, Grand Duke of Finland Alexander I granted him the title of Count.[14]

Lieutenant Colonel Berndt Jonas Aminoff commanded a Finnish Jaeger Regiment in Saint Petersburg during the Napoleonic Wars between 1812 and 1815.[14]

Colonel Berndt Adolf Carl Gregori Aminoff enhanced the construction of the House of Nobility in Helsinki.[14] He was twice a member of Diet of Finland.[14] Aminoff received Imperial Orders of Saint Stanislaus, Saint Anna, and Saint Vladimir from Emperors Nicholas I and Alexander II.[14]

World War I and the Russian Revolution 1917 demolished the Russian Empire and the Russian imperial family. As a result the Grand Duchy of Finland gained its independence in 1917. Members of the Aminoff family remained in the new Republic Finland.[14]

Ivar Aminoff was the Minister of Defence of Finland, Colonel Torsten Aminoff was the Commander of the Finnish Air Force, Adolf Aminoff was Major General in the Finnish Army, Carl Göran Aminoff was the Minister of Foreign Trade of Finland.[14][18] Baron Cecil Aminoff and Baron Dieter Aminoff led family businesses.[19]

The Aminoff family in Finland is known for its active participation in commerce and industry.[20]

Finnish family members are descendants of Captain Gregori Aminoff and Märta Ramsay, a descendant of the Scottish Clan Ramsay.[21] Märta Ramsay was the daughter of Major Johan Ramsay (d. 1648), and the granddaughter of Major General Hans Ramsay (d. 1649).[22][23]

The Finnish branch is reportedly seen as one of the biggest noble families of Finland,[24] in terms of number of members, along with Schauman, Blåfield and Ehrnrooth.[25] Prominent members of the Finnish branch include: Finnish Minister of Defense Ivar Aminoff, Minister for Foreign Trade Carl Göran Aminoff, and Chairman Dieter Aminoff.[14]

Notable members

  • Henrik Johan Aminoff (1680-1758), Lieutenant General, Finland's Military Commander-in-Chief[12]
  • Carl Mauritz Aminoff (1728–1798), Lieutenant General, Director at the House of Nobility in Stockholm[12]
  • Adolf Aminoff (1733–1800), Major General, Commander of the Savo Brigade[12]
  • Johan Fredrik Aminoff (1756–1842), Count, General, Statesman[12]
  • Johan Gabriel Aminoff (1767–1828), Major General[12]
  • Gustaf Aminoff (1771–1836), Major General, Governor[12]
  • Berndt Jonas Aminoff (1775–1823), Lieutenant Colonel, Battalion Commander[12]
  • Germund Fredrik Aminoff (1796–1876), Professor[12]
  • Adolf Aminoff (1806–1884), General, Count[12]
  • Berndt Adolf Carl Gregori Aminoff (1809–1875), Statesman, Colonel, Member of Estates General[12]
  • Fredrik Aminoff (1824–1884), Baron, Member of Estates General[12]
  • Johan Fredrik Aminoff (1847–1892), Count, Chamberlain, Member of Estates General[12]
  • Adolf Aminoff (1856–1938), Major General[12]
  • Ivar Aminoff (1868–1931), Defense Minister of Finland, Politician[12]
  • Gregor Carl Georg Aminoff (1872–1934), Adjutant and Cabinet Chamberlain to King Gustav V of Sweden[12]
  • Alexis Aminoff (1897–1977), diplomat and Chamberlain of Duke and Duchess of Västergötland
  • Carl Göran Aminoff (1916–2001), CEO of Insurance Company Varma and Minister for Foreign Trade of Finland
  • Marianne Aminoff (1916–1984), Actress
  • Dieter Aminoff (1941-2016), Baron, Philanthropist, Chairman, Board Member, CEO[26]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Aminof, Berndt Herman (1978). Släkten Aminoff (in Finnish). Ekenäs: Ekenäs tryckeri aktiebolags förlag.
  2. ↑ Ylinen, Iida (2022-05-28). "Aminoffit eivät vie suvun yrityksiä pörssiin ja siihen on selvä syy". Talouselämä (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-11-25.
  3. ↑ "ЭСБЕ/Чеботовы — Викитека". ru.wikisource.org (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  4. 1 2 "История государства Российского (Карамзин)/Том II/Глава XI — Викитека". ru.wikisource.org (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  5. ↑ Wolff, Charlotta (2022). Johan Fredrik Aminoff - Kustaviaani kahdessa valtakunnassa (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Keuruu: Otava. p. 19.
  6. ↑ "History". Aminoff.fi. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
  7. ↑ "Aminoff :Riddarhuset". www.riddarhuset.se. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  8. ↑ "Suvut ja vaakunat - Finlands riddarhus". ritarihuone.fi. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  9. ↑ Pietiläinen, Jari (2021-01-29). "Suvut: "Kartanoa meillä ei enää ole, mutta joskus juhlissa pidän sinettisormusta" – Suomen aatelissuvut kokoontuvat yhä Ritarihuoneella". Keski-Uusimaa (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Аминовы // Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона : в 86 т. (82 т. и 4 доп.). — СПб., 1890—1907.
  11. ↑ КАМЕНСКИЕ - русский дворянский, графский род//Энциклопедия "Всемирная история".
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Aminoff nr 456 - Adelsvapen-Wiki". www.adelsvapen.com. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
  13. ↑ Aminoff, Berndt Herman (1978). Släkten Aminoff (in Swedish). Ekenäs: Ekenäs tryckeri. ISBN 9519000607.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Aminoff nr 456 - Adelsvapen-Wiki". www.adelsvapen.com. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  15. 1 2 "Gregori Aminoff". Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  16. ↑ "Aminoff, vapaaherrallinen - Finlands riddarhus". www.ritarihuone.fi. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  17. ↑ "Aminoff, kreivillinen - Finlands riddarhus". www.ritarihuone.fi. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  18. ↑ "KUOLLEET | Teollisuusjuristista tuli vakuutusmies". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2001-04-17. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  19. ↑ "Veho on ollut 80 vuotta johtotähden edustajana Suomessa". Koneviesti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  20. ↑ Ylinen, Iida (2022-05-28). "Aminoffit eivät vie suvun yrityksiä pörssiin ja siihen on selvä syy". Talouselämä (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-12-25.
  21. ↑ Autio, Veli-Matti (2002-10-20). "Aminoff (1600-)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  22. ↑ "Ramsay nr 215 - Adelsvapen-Wiki". www.adelsvapen.com. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  23. ↑ Blair, Jack (2009). Ramsay of Balnabreich.
  24. ↑ Autio, Veli-Matti (2002-10-20). "Aminoff (1600 - )". kansallisbiografia.fi. Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  25. ↑ Grönroos, Lars (2018-03-16). "Dokumentär: Våra adliga släkter blir färre men adelsmännen blir fler". svenska.yle.fi (in Swedish). Svenska Yle. Retrieved 2022-02-14.
  26. ↑ "Dieter Aminoff 1941–2016". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2023-11-25.

Further reading

  • Aminoff, Berndt Herman; Aminoff, Torsten Gregori (1978). Släkten Aminoff (in Swedish). Ekenäs tryckeri. ISBN 9789519000602.
  • Slägten Aminoff. Efter kaptenen Tönnes Aminoffs efterlemnade manuskript (in Swedish). Stockholm. 1898.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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