Stroganov

Russian family of merchants and statesmen

Stroganov
The Stroganov family (Russian: Стро́гановы, Стро́гоновы; French: Stroganoff) emerged as a preeminent Russian noble family renowned for their roles as merchants, industrialists, landowners, and statesmen. By the reign of Ivan IV ("the Terrible," 1533–1584), they had become the wealthiest commercial dynasty in the Tsardom of Russia. Their financial and military support proved critical to pivotal historical events, including the late-16th-century conquest of Siberia and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky’s 1612 liberation of Moscow from Polish forces. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroganov_family

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