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[[File:Khalil Sursock.jpg|thumb|Khalil Sursock, 1882]]
The '''Sursock family''' (also spelled '''Sursuq''') is a [[Greek Orthodox Christianity in Lebanon|Greek Orthodox Christian]] family from [[Lebanon]], and used to be one of the most important "Seven Families"families of [[Beirut]]. Having originated in [[Constantinople]] during the [[Byzantine Empire]] until [[Fall of Constantinople|1453]], or from the Greek-Orthodox village of [[Berbara|Barbara]] near [[Byblos|Jubail]], the family has lived in Beirut since at1712, leastwhen 1832,<ref>Trombettatheir forefather Jabbour Aoun (2009who later adopted the family name Sursock), pleft the village of [[Berbara|Barbara]]. 200</ref>After whenthe turn of the 19th century, they began to establish significant positions of power within the [[Ottoman Empire]]. The family, through lucrative business ventures, savvy political maneuvering, and strategic marriages, embarked on what Leila Fawaz called "the most spectacular social climb of the nineteenth century," and, at their peak, had built a close network of relations to the families of Egyptian, French, Irish, Russian, Italian and German aristocracies, alongside a manufacturing and distribution empire spanning the [[Mediterranean]].<ref name=Ghosts>{{cite web|title=Ghosts of Lebanon's Past|url=http://www.stambouline.com/2014/08/ghosts-of-lebanese-summers-past.html|website=Stambouline.com|accessdate=2015-11-12}}</ref><ref>Trombetta (2009), p. 224</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sursock House|url=https://sursockhouse.com|publisher=Sursock}}</ref>
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