Greig (Russian nobility)

Family

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Greig

Parent house	Clan Gregor
Country	Russian Empire
Motto	Strike Sure

The Greig family (Russian: Грейг) is the name of a Russian noble family of Scottish origin. They are a branch of Clan Gregor, that changed their name due to the proscription of the name MacGregor in 1603 by King James VI & I.

Notable members

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Samuel Greig (Russian: Самуи́л Ка́рлович Грейг), (1735, Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland - 26 October 1788, Tallinn, Estonia, Russian Empire) was a Scottish-born Russian admiral who distinguished himself in the Battle of Chesma (1770) and the Battle of Hogland (1788). In 1782 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.^[1]
- Aleksey Samuilovich Greig (Russian: Алексей Самуилович Грейг) (6 September 1775 – 18 January 1845) was an admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy, was the son of Admiral Samuel Greig, brother-in-law of Mary Somerville.
  - Alexey (5 September 1829—11 March 1865)^[2]
  - Samuil Alexseevich Greig (1827 — 1887) was a full general and adjutant general of Imperial Russian Army, also he served as State Comptroller (1874–1878) and Minister of Finance of the Russian Empire (1878 - 1880).
  - Julia (5 September 1829—11 March 1865)
  - Ivan (6 March 1831—15 September 1893)
  - Vasili (10 March 1832—1902)
  - Sarra (1833—1834)
  - Eugenie (15 February 1835—16 February 1870).

Honours

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In 1864, Greigia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae is named after Samuel Greig,^[3] by Eduard August von Regel (a director of the St Petersburg Botanical Garden).^[4] In 1873, Regel named a species of Tulip after Samuel Greig, Tulipa greigii .^[5] Due to Greig once being president of the Russian Horticultural Society.^[6]