Bezborodko
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The House of Bezborodko (Cyrillic: Безбородько or Безбородко) was a Russian princely family, descended from Cossack Hetmanate senior ranks.<ref>https://huxley.media/en/roots-and-wings-with-boris-burda-alexander-bezborodko-from-glukhov-sumy-region-chancellor-of-the-russian-empire/</ref>
History
The branch descended from Count Alexander Bezborodko was raised to the title of Knyaz (styled as 'Serene Highness') on 5 April 1797.<ref>https://russiannobility.org/princes-of-the-russian-empire/</ref>
Surname
Bezborodko is also a gender-neutral Ukrainian surname.
Notable people
- Alexander Bezborodko (1747–1799), Grand Chancellor of Russian Empire
- Alexander Kushelev-Bezborodko (1800–1855), Russian nobleman and politician
- Denys Bezborodko (born 1994), Ukrainian football forward
- Grigory Kushelev-Bezborodko (1832–1870), Russian writer, publisher and philanthropist, son of Nikolai
- Nikolai Alexandrovich Kushelev-Bezborodko (1834–1862), Russian art collector, son of Nikolai