Cherkassky

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Coat of arms of the Princes Cherkassky

The House of Cherkassky (Russian: Черкасский) is an old Russian princely family, part the Russian nobility, whose members once bore the title of Knyaz in the Russian Empire.[1]

## Notable members

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* Mikhail Cherkassky (died 1571), Russian voyevoda and notable oprichnik
* Yakov Cherkassky (died 1666), Russian statesman and military figure
* Prince Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky (died 1717), Russian officer who led the first Russian military expedition into Central Asia
* Alexey Cherkassky (1680–1742), Russian statesman
* Maria Cherkassky (1696–1747), lady-in-waiting from the Russian Empire, Trubetskoy family and House of Cherkasskiy
* Vladimir Cherkassky (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 (1909–1995), Russian-born American classical pianist

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Cherkassky.
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## See also

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Search for "Cherkassky"  or "Cherkasskaya" on Wikipedia.

* All pages with titles containing Cherkassky
* All pages with titles containing Cherkasskaya
* Novocherkasskaya
* Novocherkassk (disambiguation)
* Cherkassk

## References

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1. ^ https://russiannobility.org/princes-of-the-russian-empire/