Grigory Potemkin Russian statesman military commander and lover of Catherine II
Grigory Potemkin is a 52 years old Russian statesman military commander and lover of Catherine II from Chizhevo. Grigory Potemkin was born on October 11, 1739 (died on October 16, 1791, he was 52 years old) in Chizhevo. His nickname was Григо́рий Алекса́ндрович Потёмкин-Таври́ческий (Russian) Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tavricheski (fullname).
About
No, he died on 10/16/1791, 233 years ago. He was 52 years old when he died. He died in Iași and buried in St. Catherine's Cathedral, Kherson .
Family
His father Alexander Potemkin and Alexander Potemkin was 64 years old when Grigory born. His father was a Russian noble.
Parents
Mother: (?)
Father: Alexander Potemkin
Wives
Grigory Potemkin had three marriages.
Awards (13)
Awarded Order of St. George, 3rd class in 1770 , awarded Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky in 1773 , awarded Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class in 1781 , awarded Royal Order of the Seraphim in 1776 , awarded Order of St. George, 2nd class in 1775 ,
Education
He graduated from Moscow Imperial University
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Other facts about Grigory Potemkin
| Alias | Григо́рий Алекса́ндрович Потёмкин-Таври́ческий (Russian) Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tavricheski (fullname) |
|---|---|
| Place of death | Iași |
| Parent | Alexander Potemkin |
| Spouse | Catherine the Great |
| On focus list of Wikimedia project | TP Updated Since September 2019 |
| Work period (start) | 1762-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| Date of death | 1791-10-16T00:00:00Z |
| Place of burial | St. Catherine's Cathedral, Kherson |
| Conflict | Siege Of Ochakov |
| Military branch | Cavalry |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire |
| Family | Potemkin |
| Military rank | Field Marshal |
| Given name | Grigori |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | Russian |
| Country of citizenship | Russian Empire |
| Family name | Potemkin. Show people with the surname Potemkin |
| Libris-URI | 20dgj1nl2786s1t |
| Noble title | Knyaz |
