The House of Cherkassky () is an old Russian princely family, part the

Russian nobility The Russian nobility or ''dvoryanstvo'' () arose in the Middle Ages. In 1914, it consisted of approximately 1,900,000 members, out of a total population of 138,200,000. Up until the February Revolution of 1917, the Russian noble estates staffed ...

, whose members once bore the title of

Knyaz A , also , ''knjaz'' or (), is a historical Slavs, Slavic title, used both as a royal and noble title in different times. It is usually translated into English language, English as 'prince', 'king' or 'duke', depending on specific historical c ...

in the

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Notable members

* Mikhail Cherkassky (died 1571), Russian

voyevoda Voivode ( ), also spelled voivod, voievod or voevod and also known as vaivode ( ), voivoda, vojvoda, vaivada or wojewoda, is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe in use since the Early Mid ...

and notable

oprichnik The oprichnina (, ; ) was a state policy implemented by Tsar Ivan the Terrible in Tsardom of Russia, Russia between 1565 and 1572. The policy included mass Political repression, repression of the boyars (Russian aristocrats), including public e ...

* Yakov Cherkassky (died 1666), Russian statesman and military figure *Prince

Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky Prince Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky (), born Devlet-Girei-mırza (; died 1717), was a Imperial Russia, Russian officer of Circassians, Circassian origin who led the first Russian military expedition into Central Asia. Background A Muslims, Mus ...

(died 1717), Russian officer who led the first Russian military expedition into

Central Asia Central Asia is a region of Asia consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The countries as a group are also colloquially referred to as the "-stans" as all have names ending with the Persian language, Pers ...

Alexey Cherkassky Prince Alexey Mikhailovich Cherkassky or Tcherkassky (, – ) was a Russian statesman who served as the chancellor from 1740 to 1742, at the beginning of Empress Elizabeth's reign. Life Prince Cherkassky stemmed from one of Russia's rich ...

(1680–1742), Russian statesman * Maria Cherkassky (1696–1747), lady-in-waiting from the Russian Empire, Trubetskoy family and House of Cherkasskiy *

Vladimir Cherkassky Vladimir Alexandrovich Cherkassky (; 13 April 1821 – 3 March 1878) was a slavophil Russian politician and first head of the provisional Russian Administration in Bulgaria. Biography Born into a princely family, Cherkassky studied law at Moscow ...

(1821–1878), Russian public figure * Ekaterina Cherkassky (Vasilchikova) (1825–1888), House of Vasilchikov and House of Cherkasskiy * Maria Nikolaevna Cherkassky (died 1892), House of Tcherbatov and House of Cherkasskiy * Abram Cherkassky (1886–1967), Ukrainian/Soviet painter *

Shura Cherkassky Shura Cherkassky (; 7 October 1909 – 27 December 1995) was a Russian-American concert pianist known for his performances of the romantic repertoire. His playing was characterized by a virtuoso technique and singing piano tone. For much of h ...

(1909–1995), Russian-born American classical pianist

References

{{Reflist Circassian dynasties ru:Черкасский

Notable members

See also

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