Tereshchenko family

This article is about philanthropists family. For people with same surname, see Tereshchenko.
The Tereshchenko Family

Ethnicity Ukrainian
Current region Ukraine, Russia, France, Greece, United States
Place of origin Russian Empire
Members Artemy Tereshchenko
Simon Tereshchenko
Elizabeth Sarancheva
Mikhail Tereshchenko
Bogdan Khanenko
Varvara Tereshchenko
Princess Nadezhda Tereshchenko
Ivan Tereshchenko
Distinctions Counts (European nobility)
Bogdan Khanenko and Varvara Tereshchenko house. Donated by the family as the National Bogdan and Varvara Khanenko Museum of Art, also known as Museum of Western and Oriental Art

Members of the Tereshchenko family have achieved prominence in Ukraine and the world as businessmen, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and landowners, beginning in the 18th century. The family has Cossack roots and comes from the city of Hlukhiv (now Sumy region), the former residence of the Hetmans of Left-bank Ukraine.

History

First guild merchant Artemy Tereshchenko was elevated to the hereditary nobility of the Russian Empire by a royal decree of May 12, 1870 for special merits and as a reward for charity. His three sons - Nicola, Theodore and Simon – helped run his business.

For over half a century, the Tereshchenko family - Nicola, Theodore, and their children - Alexander, Ivan, Varvara, Theodore, Nadezhda and others were engaged in charity activities, giving Ukraine numerous buildings, cultural and educational institutions, as well as art collections, now kept in museums of Kiev, which were established by members of the family.

In the beginning of the 20th century, one of the largest joint-stock sugar companies in the south-western region was a "Sugar and sugar refinery factories' association of Tereshchenko Brothers", founded in 1870 by Nicola, Theodore and Simon Tereshchenko with an initial capital of 3 million rubles. Over time, the family-owned company had an annual turnover of 12 million rubles and independent access to the European market. Some of the factories remained in the individual possession of each of the brothers.

Rosa 'Madame Olympe Tereshchenko', 1882
Tereshchenko diamond
127-meter yacht "Iolanda", a gift of Mikhail Tereshchenko to his wife. In the 1920s, Iolanda was the largest private yacht in the world.

Members

Members of the family include:

A French-born member of the family, Michel Tereshchenko, became a Ukrainian citizen in March 2015 after living in Ukraine for over a decade,[1] and was elected mayor of Hlukhiv in October 2015.[2]

Coat of arms

Arms of Tereshchenko family
Notes
Coat of arms of the Tereshchenko family
Adopted
1872 (granted by Emperor Alexander II of Russia)
Crest
Crests: Above the shield is a Noble Crowned Helmet. Out of a ducal coronet a Golden Lion's paw holding Three Silver Spikes with Leaves.[3]
Escutcheon
In the Blue Shield vertically a severed Golden Lion's paw holding Three Silver spikes with Leaves. On both sides of the escutcheon the Byzantine golden coins.[3]
Supporters
Two Lions. 1st intersected with Gold and Blue, 2nd with Blue and Gold. Both with Red eyes and tongue.
Motto
Стремлением к общественным пользам (Latin "Desiderium ad bonum publicum", English "Aspiring for the common good")

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Президент вручив паспорт громадянина України меценату Мішелю Терещенку" [President grants Ukrainian citizenship to Michel Tereshchenko] (in Ukrainian). president.gov.ua. 21 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Radziyevska, Valeriya (27 October 2015). ""Дуже гордий, що і Ленін, і Гітлер хотіли вбити діда, але їм це не вдалося"" ["I am very proud that Lenin and Hitler wanted to kill my grandfather but failed."]. gazeta.ua (in Ukrainian).
  3. 1 2 "Ukrainian Heraldry". heraldry.at.ua.

Sources


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