Gagarin family

The House of Gagarin (Russian: Гага́рин) is an ancient Russian princely family descending from Monomakhovichi, sovereign rulers of Starodub-on-the-Klyazma, a branch of the Rurik dynasty.^[1]

Gagarin
Princely arms of the Gagarin family
Parent house	Monomakhovichi
Country	Russian Empire
Titles	Prince Gagarin
Style(s)	His/Her Highness

Origins

Yaroslav Vsevolodovich II of Vladimir (died 1246) gave to his younger brother, Prince Ivan Vsevolodich 'kasha' (1197-1247) the appanage of Starodub. ^[2]

The great-great-grandson of this Prince Ivan, Prince Ivan Fedorovich, called Lapa-Golibesovskoy, had a grandson, Ivan Mikhailovich Gagara, whose descendants, the Princes Gagarin, served the Russian throne as boyars and in other distinguished positions.^[3]

They were granted fiefdoms for their service to the tsar.^[4] Members of the family held the title of Knyaz in the Russian Empire.^[5]

Notable figures

• Prince Nikolai Sergeevich Gagarin (князь Николай Сергеевич Гагарин) (July 12, 1784 — July 25, 1842).
• Prince Grigory Grigorevich Gagarin (Григорий Григорьевич) (1810–1893).
• Prince Pavel Ivanovich Gargarin (1798–1860?), father of philosopher Nikolai Fedorov^[6]