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*[[Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov]] (1727–1797), a lover of Empress Elizabeth and [[Maecenas]] of the [[Russian Enlightenment]], who declined a comital title offered to him by the sovereign
*Count [[Alexander Ivanovich Shuvalov]] (1710–1771), the latter's first cousin, a [[Field Marshal]] and head of the secret police
*Countess [[Ekaterina Alexandrovna Golovkina|Ekaterina Alexandrovna Shuvalova]] (1733 –1821), daughter of the above, [[List of State Ladies of Imperial Russia|state lady]]
*Count [[Peter Ivanovich Shuvalov]] (1711–1762), the latter's brother of Alexander, a Field Marshal and [[Minister of War]], one of the most influential policy-makers during Elizabeth's reign
*Countess [[Mavra Shuvalova]] (1708–1759), the latter's wife, who was a confidante of Empress Elizabeth of Russia
*Count [[Andrey Petrovich Shuvalov]] (1743–1789), Peter Ivanovich's son, who spent most of his life abroad, conversing with [[Voltaire]] and writing libertarian verses in French; the [[1911 Encyclopædia Britannica]] names him as the true author of [[Catherine the Great|Catherine II]]'s celebrated letters to the French Encyclopedists