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Grigory Potemkin. 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 ...
- 1762–1791
- Field marshal
- Elizabeth Grigorieva Temkina (alleged)
- Catherine II of Russia (possible)
Apr 2, 2024 · Grigory Potemkin, 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. An able administrator, licentious, extravagant, loyal, generous, and magnanimous, he was the subject of many anecdotes.
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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. He was to be the only one of Catherine’s favourites to play an ...
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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. He planned and successfully executed the conquest of the agriculturally rich lands of Crimea from the Ottoman Empire in 1783; however, his plans for ...
Oct 21, 2019 · Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin was born in 1739 to poor, but aristocratic, family. After being thrown out of university, he joined the Horse Guards in St. Petersburg. Heritage Images // Getty Images
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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.
Grigory Potemkin's life contains many mysteries. His year of birth and paternity are both disputed. His father, Alexander Vasilievich Potemkin (c. 1690 – 1746), an irascible retired army officer from the Smolensk region, courted young Daria Skuratova (1704 – 1780) while she was still married. Grigory was the fifth born and sole male of ...
