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Prince Vasily Anikitovich (Anikitich) Repnin (Russian: Василий Аникитич Репнин; 1696–1748) was a Russian general. Life [ edit ] He was the son of prince Anikita Ivanovitch Repnin (1668-1726) and father of Nikolai Vasilyeich Repnin (1734-1801).
Born in Saint Petersburg, Prince Repnin served in the Imperial Army under his father, Prince Vasily Anikitovich Repnin, during the Rhine Campaign of 1748, and subsequently resided for some time abroad, where he acquired "a thoroughly sound German education." He also participated, in a subordinate capacity, in the Seven Years' War.
Anikita Repnin. Prince Anikita Ivanovich Repnin ( Russian: Аники́та Ива́нович Репни́н, tr. Anikíta Ivánovič Repnín; 1668 – 3 July 1726, in Riga) was a prominent Russian general during the Great Northern War who superintended the taking of Riga in 1710 and served as the Governor of Livonia from 1719 until his death.
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Vasily Anikitich Repnin ( 1696 - August 10, 1748 ) - prince , Russian military leader from the Repnin family : adjutant general , feldzeugmeister general , commander during the Rhine campaign of 1747-1748.
May 20, 2024 · Nikolay Vasilyevich, prince Repnin (born March 11 [March 22, New Style], 1734—died May 12 [May 24], 1801, Moscow) was a diplomat and military officer who served Catherine II the Great of Russia by greatly increasing Russia’s influence over Poland before that country was partitioned. He later distinguished himself in Russia’s wars against ...
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Prince Vasily Anikitovich Repnin (Russian : Василий Аникитич Репнин; 1696–1748) was a Russian general. He was the son of prince Anikita Ivanovitch Repnin (1668-1726) and father of Nikolai Vasilyeich Repnin (1734-1801). His military posts included commander in chief of the Russian Army during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) and governor-general of Saint ...
His grandson, Prince Nikolai Vasilevich Repnin (1734-1801), Russian statesman and general, served under his father, Prince Vasily Anikitovich, during the Rhenish campaign of 1748 and subsequently resided for some time abroad, where he acquired "a thoroughly sound German education."
