Coat of arms of the Saltykov family
The House of Saltykov (Russian: Салтыков, IPA: [səltɨˈkof]) is the name of an old Russian noble family which can trace their ancestry back to 1240. In March 1730 the family was awarded with the title of Count in Russia, granted to them by Empress Anna of Russia.
Notable family members
- Aleksey Saltykov (disambiguation), several people
- Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova (1730–1801), Russian serial killer
- Darya Petrovna Saltykova (1739–1802), Russian lady-in-waiting and socialite
- Irina Saltykova (born 1966), Russian pop singer
- Ivan Saltykov (1730–1805), Russian Field-Marshal
- Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin (1826–1889), leading Russian satirist, known under his pen name Shchedrin
- Nikolai Saltykov (1736–1816), Russian field marshal
- Praskovia Saltykova (1664–1723), Tsarina, wife of Ivan V of Russia
- Pyotr Saltykov (1698–1772), Russian statesman and military commander who defeated Frederick the Great
- Sergei Saltykov (c. 1726 – 1765), Russian noble, first lover of Catherine the Great
See also
- Sołtyk coat of arms, for the Polish branch of this noble family.
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