The House of Lvov () is a princely Russian family of Rurikid stock. The family is descended from the princes (knyazes) of Yaroslavl where early members of the family are buried.
Notable members Knyaz Matvey Danilovich (died 1603), Voivod in Tobolsk (1592) and in Verkhoturye (1601) Knyaz Ivan Dimitriyevich, Voivod in Tyumen (1635–1639) Knyaz Alexey Mikhaylovich (died 1653), Stolnik (1613), Okolnichiy (1627–), Boyar (1635) and head of the 'Prikaz of the Great Palace' (that is, a court marshal) Knyaz Dmitry Petrovich (died 1660), Boyar (1655) Knyaz Nikita Yakovlevich (died 1670), Okolnichiy and head of the Yamskoy Prikaz (the earliest version of the Russian Post Office, see prikaz) Knyaz Mikhail Nikitich (died 1692), Boyar (1692) Knyaz (1834–1865), writer Knyaz Georgy Yevgenyevich (1861–1925) (32nd generation Rurikid), Russian Prime Minister Knyaz Alexander Dimitriyevich (1863–1922), Fire-Brigade founder, Petergof Zemstvo chairman, cousin of Georgy Yevgenyevich Knyaz Pavel Dmitriyevich Lvov (1864-1919), civil servant and patron of ballet. He was a patron and lover of the dancer Vaslav Nijinsky.
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