Grigory Potemkin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Grigory Potemkin

Russian military leader and statesman

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1739

Place of Birth: Chizhevo, Russia

Date of Death: 05-Oct-1791

Profession: military personnel, politician, linguist

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Grigory Potemkin

  • Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tauricheski (, also UK: , US: ; Russian: ?????´??? ??????´??????? ????????-?????´??????, tr.
  • Grigórij Aleksándrovich Potjómkin-Tavrícheskij, IPA: [gr??'gor??j ?l??k'sandr?v??t? p?'t??mk??n t?'vr?it??sk??j]; 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. Potemkin was born into a family of middle-income noble landowners.
  • He first attracted Catherine's favor for helping in her 1762 coup, then distinguished himself as a military commander in the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774).
  • He became Catherine's lover, favorite and possibly her consort.
  • After their passion cooled, he remained her lifelong friend and favored statesman.
  • Catherine obtained for him the title of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and gave him the title of Prince of the Russian Empire among many others: he was both a Grand Admiral and the head of all of Russia's land and irregular forces.
  • Potemkin's achievements include the peaceful annexation of the Crimea (1783) and the successful second Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792).
  • In 1775, Potemkin became the governor-general of Russia's new southern provinces.
  • An absolute ruler, he worked to colonize the wild steppes, controversially dealing firmly with the Cossacks who lived there.
  • He founded the towns of Kherson, Nikolayev, Sevastopol, and Ekaterinoslav.
  • Ports in the region became bases for his new Black Sea Fleet.
  • His rule in the south is associated with the "Potemkin village", a ruse involving the construction of painted façades to mimic real villages, full of happy, well-fed people, for visiting officials to see.
  • Potemkin was known for his love of women, gambling and material wealth.
  • He oversaw the construction of many historically significant buildings, including the Tauride Palace in St.
  • Petersburg.

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