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Andrei Ivanovich Kobyla was a progenitor of the RomanovRomanov

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 dynasty of RussiaRussia

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n tsarFacts About Tsar

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s and many Russian noble families.

This boyarBoyar

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 was documented in contemporary chronicles only once, in 1347, when he was sent by Grand Duke Simeon the ProudSimeon of Russia

Simeon Ivanovich Gordyi, Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir, oldest son of Ivan Kalita....
 to TverFacts About Tver

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 with the purpose of meeting Simeon's bride, who was a daughter of Alexander I of Tver. Neither his pedigree nor exact position at court are known, hence the speculation abounds.

Later generations assigned to Kobyla the most illustrious pedigreePedigree Summary

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s. At first it was claimed that he came to MoscowMoscow Summary

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 from PrussiaPrussia

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 in 1341, where his father had been a famous rebel. In the late 17th century, a fictional line of his descent from Julius CaesarJulius Caesar

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 was published. It's likely that Kobyla's origins were less spectacular. Not only is Kobyla RussianRussian language Overview

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 for mare, but his relatives were also nicknamed after horseHorse Overview

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s and other house animals, thus suggesting descent from one of the Ratshid royal equerriesKonyushy

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.

16th-century genealogies mention five of Andrei's sons: Simeon Zherebets, Alexander Yolka, Vasily Vantey, Gavrila Gavsha, and Fyodor KoshkaFyodor Koshka

Fedor Andreevich Kobylin, byname "Koshka" was the youngest son of Andrei Ivanovich Kobyla and progenitor of the Romanov dyna...
.