Besborodko (noble family)

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Besborodko ( Russian Безбородко ) is the name of a Russian noble family . The family died out in the 19th century.

history

The family originally came from the Ruthenian Cossack nobility and first appears in Poland-Lithuania . The secured trunk line begins with Jan Besborodko († 1717). After the partitions of Poland , the sex with the brothers Alexander Andrejewitsch Besborodko (1747–1799) and Elias Andrejewitsch Besborodko (1756–1815) enjoyed a considerable economic and social rise. Both were raised to the rank of imperial count in Vienna on December 3, 1784 , and the older of the brothers to the status of Russian prince on April 5, 1797 . He was also registered as an honorary member of the Livonian knighthood on July 8, 1797 under No. 307 , presumably on instructions from the Crown . A genealogical register for his family was not kept, and he himself had not left any noble children. His brother mentioned above, however, is said to have continued the line for a short time, but Count Grigory Kuschelew († 1833), Vice President of the Admiralty, received the imperial permission to add his family name to that of his grandmother in 1816. His sex "Kuschelew-Besborodko" also died out in the male line with his son, the writer, publisher and philanthropist Count Grigory Kuschelew-Besborodko († 1870) .

coat of arms

Prince's coat of arms Besborodko in Klingspor's Baltic heraldic book (1882)

The family coat of arms combines the shield symbolism of the Polish coats of arms Ostoja and Radwan and is shown in the heart shield of the count's (1784) and princely (1797) coat of arms.

  • Ostoja coat of arms

  • Radwan coat of arms

  • Count's coat of arms Besborodko (1784)

Relatives

  • Alexander Andrejewitsch Besborodko (1747–1799), Russian statesman, most recently chancellor and titular prince.
  • Elias Andrejewitsch Besborodko (1756–1815), Russian general and senator

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