Anatoli Demidov by Karl Brulloff (1831) Demidov at the old age Anatoly Nikolajevich Demidov (Russian: Анатолий Николаевич Демидов), also often referred to in Dutch with his French name Anatole Demidoff (St. Petersburg, April 17, 1812 - Paris, April 28, 1870) was the youngest son of Nikolaj Demidov and owner of 10 factories and a number of mines in the Urals and Siberia, among which malachite was mined. He was a famous traveler and patron of art.
Demidov grew up and lived mainly in France. Although his wealth was mainly within Russia, he only escalated the czar's claim and restricted his charity mainly to hospitals outside of Russia. With tsaar Nicolaas I, he did not have a great relationship.
When he organized an expedition to South Russia and the Crimea, with whom 22 French scientists participated and sent the impressive results to the Tsar, they were not impressed at all. On the contrary, the tsar was annoyed by the fact that only French and no Russian scientists had helped. In the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, he was elevated to Prince of San Donato in 1837, and married to Princess Mathilde Bonaparte, daughter of Jérôme Bonaparte. The marriage was rejected by both Tsar Nicolaas I (Mathilde's uncle) and the Pope and eventually became a major failure. In 1847, they divorced (Mathilde therefore requested from her uncle), after they both had another lover and Anatoli was guilty of psychological and physical abuse of her. He did not receive any children and died at the age of 57.
Paul Karađorđević, ruler of Yugoslavia from 1934 to 1941, was Demidov's cousin. Externe link
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