Shakhovskoy
| Shakhovskoy | |
|---|---|
Princely arms of the Shakhovskoy family | |
| Parent house | |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Current head | Prince Dmitry Mikhailovich Shakhovskoy (born 1934) |
| Titles | Prince Shakhovskoy |
| Style(s) | "Highness" |
The House of Shakhovskoy is the name of a noble family of the Russian Empire which claims descent from Konstantin Glebovich "Shah", a voivode of Nizhny Novgorod in 1481. Most members of the family fled the Russian Empire in 1917 during the Russian Revolution.
In the 19th century, and especially after the abolition of serfdom, the "Shakhovskoy" surname began to appear among peasants who adopted their employers' name, but were not themselves descendants of the princely family.