The House of Lobanov-Rostovsky (, literally "Lobanov-Rostovskys") is a Russian princely family that claims their descent from the House of Rurik and whose male-line ancestors were the , who ruled the Principality of Rostov, the area now in the present-day Russia.Владимир Вольвович Богуславский, Славянская энциклопедия: Киевская Русь-Московия (Slavic Encyclopedia: Kievan Rus – Muscovy), "КнязьяЛобановы-Ростовские", pp.668-674
History It originated with Prince , nicknamed Loban () for his wide forehead ( means 'forehead' in Russian), who lived at the end of the 15th century and was a descendant of reigning princes of Rostov Veliky.Gerhard Friedrich Müller, Известие о дворянах Российских, 1790, p.424
Some notable members of the family are listed in the "Lobanov-Rostovsky" article.
Their coat of arms has a divided shield: the upper part of blue color shows Archangel Gabriel, silver with golden halo and sword. The lower part in red shows a standing, gold-armed silver stag with a golden collar. Around the coat of arms are the princely insignia. Maximilian Gritzner, "Die Europäischen Fürstengeschlechter nicht Römisch-Kaiserlicher oder Deutsch-bundesfürstlicher Extraction." In: J. Siebmacher’s grosses und allgemeines Wappenbuch, vol. 2. Bauer und Raspe, Nürnberg 1894, p. 49.
Among the (former) estate of the family is the Lobanov-Rostovsky Palace in downtown Saint Petersburg.
Relatives There are other (extinct) princely families that descended from Rostov princes: and .
References
External links Родословная роспись князей Лобановых-Ростовских (genealogy)