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Count Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato (Russian: Анатолий Николаевич Демидов; 5 April OS: 24 March 1813 – 29 April 1870) was a Russian industrialist, diplomat and arts patron of the Demidov family.
- Princedom of San Donato
The princedom of San Donato was created by Leopold II, Grand...
- Princedom of San Donato
Anatole Demidoff, Fürst von San Donato ( russisch Анатолий Николаевич Демидов, Transkription Anatoli Nikolajewitsch Demidow, * 5. April 1813 in Sankt Petersburg; † 29. April 1870 in Paris) war ein russischer Großindustrieller und Förderer von Wissenschaft und Kunst.
Nikolay's second son, Anatoly Nikolaievich Demidov, 1st Prince of San Donato, was a well-known traveller and patron of art. In 1840, he acquired the Italian title of Prince of San Donato and married Princess Mathilde, daughter of Jérôme Bonaparte. His Villa Demidoff is a minor landmark of Florence.
He developed the family fortunes and inherited Anatole's title of Prince of San Donato after the latter's death without legitimate issue in 1870, with the title recognised by king Victor Emmanuel II of Italy two years later.
After Anatole's death in Paris in 1870, the art collection and title of Prince of San Donato was inherited by his nephew, Paul Demidoff [1839-1885], the son of his older brother, Paul Nikolayevich Demidov [1798-1840].
Demidov formed an eclectic art collection, building up on his father's own collection at the Villa San Donato in Florence, and enhanced by various members of the fabulously wealthy and influential Demidov family, active in many parts of Europe; the collections were subsequently dispersed, a major portion being sold in Paris in 1870.
