Kochubey family

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The House of Kochubey was a Ukrainian noble family of Crimean Tatar origin. Members of the family held significant positions in the Cossack Hetmanate and later in the Russian Empire. Over the years many representatives of the family held high government positions. On 26 January 1834 the family was awarded with the title Prince in Russia by Nicholas I of Russia.

Notable family members

Vasyl Kochubey (1640 - 1708), Chancellor of Zaporizhian Host, Judge General in Cossack Hetmanate
Viktor Kochubey (1768-1834), a Russian minister of foreign affairs and minister of interior

Volodko, V. [http://www.istpravda.com.ua/articles/2011/07/5/44949/view_print/ Ukrainians who created the empire]. Ukrayinska Pravda. 5 July 2011
Dudar, O. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150428013238/http://www.pohlyad.com/istoria/n/16568 From Kuchuk-bey to Kochubey]. Pohlyad. 4 June 2013
Yaresko, M. [http://religions.unian.ua/religinossociety/770823-naschadok-rodu-kochubejiv-mi-zberegli-golovne-virnist-pravoslavyu-i-viru-v-boga.html Descendant of Kochubey: We have kept the main thing - loyalty to Orthodoxy and faith in God]. UNIAN. 1 April 2013