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Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich [c] Potemkin-Tauricheski [d] [e] (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.
Apr 2, 2024 · Grigory Potemkin. In full: Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin. Born: September 13 [September 24, New Style], 1739, Chizovo, Russia. Died: October 5 [October 16, New Style], 1791, near Iași [now in Romania] (aged 52) Role In: Russo-Turkish wars.
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.
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.
John T. Alexander. Encyclopedia of Russian History. POTEMKIN, GRIGORY ALEXANDROVICH (1739–1791), prince, secret husband of Catherine II, statesman, commander, imperial viceroy, eccen tric. Source for information on Potemkin, Grigory Alexandrovich: Encyclopedia of Russian History dictionary.
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.
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 of...
