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Orlov-Denisov family
Don Cossack aristocratic family / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Orlov-Denisov family (Russian: Орло́в-Дени́сов) was the name of noble family of Don Cossacks origin. Counts of Russian Empire since 1801. In honour of Vasily Orlov-Denisov's grandfather Fedor Petrovich Denisov he added his surname to his own, becoming Orlov-Denisov on 26 April 1801.
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