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Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tauricheski [c] (October 11 [ O.S. September 30] 1739 [nb 1] – 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.
Apr 2, 2024 · Grigory Potemkin (born September 13 [September 24, New Style], 1739, Chizovo, Russia—died October 5 [October 16, New Style], 1791, near Iași [now in Romania]) was a Russian army officer and statesman, for two years Empress Catherine the Great’s lover and for 17 years the most powerful man in the empire.
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Grigory Potemkin, engraving by James Walker, 1789, after a portrait by Johann Baptist Lampi. The phrase “Potemkin village” bears the name of Russian statesman and nobleman Grigory Potemkin. Potemkin served in the Russian army and was one of the lovers of Empress Catherine the Great.
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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.
Learn about the life and achievements of Potemkin, who made Crimea part of Russia and reformed the army. Discover his relationship with Catherine the Great, his looks, habits and rumors.
A biography of Potemkin, a Russian prince, statesman, commander, and Catherine II's secret husband. Learn about his life, achievements, controversies, and death in the context of the Russo-Turkish Wars and the Greek Project.
