Karl Fyodorovich Knorring (russian: Карл Фёдорович фон Кнорринг; 22 May 1746 - 12 February 1820) was a

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of the

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, who served as the Inspector of the Caucasian Line from March 1799 to late 1802. He played an important role in the incorporation of

Eastern Georgia Eastern Georgia ( ka, აღმოსავლეთ საქართველო, ''aghmosavlet' sak'art'velo'') is a geographic area encompassing the territory of the Caucasian nation of Georgia to the east and south of the Likhi and Meskhet ...

(

Kartli-Kakheti The Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti ( ka, ქართლ-კახეთის სამეფო, tr) (1762–1801 ) was created in 1762 by the unification of two eastern Georgian kingdoms of Kartli and Kakheti. From the early 16th century, accord ...

) into the Russian Empire. He was dismissed as a result of being unable to make the area stable, as well as the corruption of his appointed officials. He died after 1805.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Knorring, Karl Russian nobility Imperial Russian Army generals 1746 births 1820 deaths People from Järva County People from the Governorate of Estonia Baltic-German people Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Fourth Degree Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class Russian military personnel of the Caucasian War Burials at Vvedenskoye Cemetery