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Prince Nikolai or Nicholas Vasilyevich Repnin (Russian: Николай Васильевич Репнин; 22 March [O.S. 11 March] 1734 – 24 May [O.S. 12 May] 1801) was a Russian statesman and general from the Repnin princely family who played a key role in the dissolution of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth; the leading figure in the Repnin Sejm, the victor at Maçin.
Apr 4, 2024 · Russo-Turkish wars. 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 ...
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Born in Saint Petersburg, Prince Repnin served in the Imperial Army under his father, Prince Vasily Anikitovich Repnin, during the Rhenish 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. In 1763, Empero...
Repnin resigned his post to lead troops against the Ottoman Empire in the Russo-Turkish War. At the head of an independent command in Moldavia and Wallachia, he prevented a large Ottoman army from crossing the Pruth (1770), distinguished himself at the actions of Larga and Kagul, and captured Izmail and Kilia. In 1771 he received the supreme comman...
After the Second Partition of Poland, he was made governor-general of the newly acquired Lithuanian provinces, where he also commanded the Russian forces during the Kościuszko Uprising. Tsar Paul I raised him to the rank of field marshal(1796), and in 1798 sent him on a diplomatic mission to Berlin and Vienna to detach Prussia from France and unite...
Ambassadors and envoys from Russia to Poland (1763–1794)Ivan PninThis article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. Encyclopædia BritannicaCambridge University PressCatholic Encyclopedia article "Poland"Richard Butterwick, Poland's Last King and English Culture, Oxford University Press, 1998Giacomo Casanova, History of My life, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997Prince Nikolay Vasilievich Repnin (1734-1801), the latter's son, probably the most illustrious member of the family, noted for his involvement in the Polish affairs and his decisive actions during the Russo-Turkish Wars. He had three daughters and a natural son ( Ivan Pnin) but no legitimate male heir, hence Alexander I permitted his grandson ...
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Prince Nikolai Vasilyevich Repnin (Russian: Никола́й Васи́льевич Репни́н; 22 March [O.S. 11 March] 1734 – 24 May [O.S. 12 May] 1801) was an Imperial Russian statesman and general from the Repnin princely family who played a key role in the dissolution of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Repnin was promoted to the rank of ensign in 1749 and fought in the Seven Years’ War of 1756–63. In 1762–63 he served as ambassador to Prussia and from 1763 to 1769 as ambassador to Poland, where he actively interfered in the country’s domestic affairs and secured the conclusion of the Warsaw Treaty of 1768.
Nicholas Repnin. Russian Field Marshal and politician (1734-1801) Upload media. Wikipedia. Name in native language. Николай Репнин. Date of birth. 22 March 1734 (in Julian calendar) Saint Petersburg.
