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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
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Grigory Potemkin (more) 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.
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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.
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...
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Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tauricheski 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...
