Apraksin
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Region of origin | Russia |
The Apraksin family or Apraxin (Template:Lang-ru) is an old Russian noble family, whose members played an important military role in the history of the Russian Empire. They held the hereditary title of Count in Russia. It is also a Russian surname, with its feminine counterpart Apraksina or Apraxina.
Notable members
- Fyodor Apraksin (1661–1728), Russian admiral
- Marfa Apraksina (1664–1716), second wife of Tsar Feodor III of Russia
- Stepan Fyodorovich Apraksin (1702–1758), Russian commander during the Seven Years' War
- Stepan Stepanovich Apraksin (1747–1827), Russian commander during the Napoleonic Wars
- Tatyana Apraksina, Russian artist and writer
See also
- Apraksin Dvor
- Apraksin, Leningrad Oblast, a settlement in Russia
References
- Unbegaun, B. O. (1972). Russian Surnames. Oxford University Press.