Demidoff

Count Demidoff had a lawsuit over it in 1832; and as it is valued at a million of francs, it was worth quarrelling about.

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A short way westward, overlooking the valley of the Lima, is the Bagno Doccebasse, and immediately below it the Bagno dello Spedale-Demidoff, for the exclusive use of the poor.

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The prince went first to her with Demidoff, and after they had come back we heard from her a peal of the heartiest laughter, which rung down through five large rooms.

Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science Various

As the married pair did not get on very well, and as, after a childless union of four years, they agreed to separate, Demidoff was again received into the imperial favor.

Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science Various

In 1851, Demidoff bought the villa of San Martini, which Bonaparte occupied during his stay in Elba, improved the building at a cost of forty thousand dollars, and made of it a museum in which were to be seen all sorts of curiosities connected with the great emperor -- hats, swords, pistols, portraits of the king of Rome, and manuscripts for which he paid one hundred thousand dollars.

Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science Various

Count Demidoff had a lawsuit over it in 1832; and as it is valued at a million of francs, it was worth quarrelling about.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 Various

Prince Demidoff has purchased the figure of the Greek Slave, originally commenced for Mr. Robb of New Orleans, for £700, being £100 more than Mr. Robb was to have given for it.

International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Various

His uncle's other collections the present M. (or, if you like, Prince) Demidoff sold at auction the present year: I have not heard whether the Elba relics were sold with them.

Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science Various

The principal portion, or, in fact, nearly all of it, comes from the famous mines of the Demidoff family, who have the monopoly of the production in Russia.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 Various

"Prince Demidoff" on the list of the members of the Jockey Club, crossed the name out, adding the observation, "Il n'y a pas de prince Demidoff."

Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science Various