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Catherine the Great - Potemkin, Russia, Empress: In 1774, the year of Russia’s defeat of Turkey, Grigory Potemkin, who had distinguished himself in the war, became Catherine’s lover, and a brilliant career began for this official of the minor nobility, whose intelligence and abilities were equalled only by his ambition.
Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tauricheski ( October 11 [ O.S. September 30] 1739 – October 16 [ O.S. October 5] 1791) was a Russian military leader, statesman, nobleman, and favourite of Catherine the Great. He died during negotiations over the Treaty of Jassy, which ended a war with the Ottoman Empire that he had overseen.
1. He achieved his first successes not thanks to wealth, but thanks to his wits. The Moscow University Chronicle. Grigory Potemkin was the son of a retired major from the Smolensk province, who...
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potemkin, grigory alexandrovich (1739 – 1791), prince, secret husband of Catherine II , statesman, commander, imperial viceroy, eccen tric. Grigory Potemkin's life contains many mysteries.
Oct 21, 2019 · Grigory Potemkin and Catherine the Great Have One of History's Greatest Love Stories. After she overthrew her husband to take the throne, Catherine never married again—but she found something...
May 21, 2018 · The Russian administrator and field marshal Grigori Aleksandrovich Potemkin (1739-1791), a favorite of Catherine the Great, is best known for his work in the economic development of southern Russia. Grigori Potemkin the son of a minor nobleman, was born on Sept. 13, 1739, in Chizhovo, a village of western Russia.
(1739–91). One of the most influential men in Russia in the mid-18th century was the army officer and statesman Grigory Potemkin. An ambitious, talented, and detail-oriented administrator, he helped strengthen Russia’s international political and economic position.
