Tver Viceroyalty (russian: link=no, Тверское наместничество, ''Tverskoye namestnichestvo'') was an administrative division of the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...

, which existed from 1775 until 1796. Its seat was in

Tver Tver ( rus, Тверь, p=tvʲerʲ) is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is northwest of Moscow. Population: Tver was formerly the capital of a powerful medieval state and a model provincial town in the Russian ...

. In 1796, it was transformed to

Tver Governorate Tver Governorate (russian: Тверская губерния, ''Tverskaya guberniya'') was an administrative division (a ''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, Russian SFSR, which existed from 1796 ...

. The area of the viceroyalty is currently split between

and

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...

s. Minor parts of Tver Viceroyalty also currently belong to

Yaroslavl Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence ...

and

Novgorod Oblast Novgorod Oblast (russian: Новгоро́дская о́бласть, ''Novgorodskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, including ...

History

In the 18th century, the areas which were later occupied by Tver Governorate were split between

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

and

Novgorod Governorate Novgorod Governorate (Pre-reformed rus, Новгоро́дская губе́рнія, r=Novgorodskaya guberniya, p=ˈnofɡərətskəjə ɡʊˈbʲernʲɪjə, t=Government of Novgorod), was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Ru ...

s. On November 25, 1775 Tver Viceroyalty was established with the administrative center in Tver. It included Tver Province and

Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd (''Вышневолоцкий уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northcentral part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Vyshny Volochyok. D ...

of Novgorod Governorage, as well as

Uglich Province Uglich ( rus, У́глич, p=ˈuɡlʲɪtɕ) is a historic town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River. Population: History The city was first documented in 1148 as ''Ugliche Pole'' (''Corner Field''). The town's name is though ...

and some minor areas, including Vesyegonsk, of Moscow Governorate. At the time of the formation of the viceroyalty, it was subdivided into 12 uyezds: *

Bezhetsky Uyezd Bezhetsky Uyezd (''Бежецкий уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. Its capital was Bezhetsk. Bezhetsky Uyezd was situated in the eastern part of the governorate (in the eastern part of the pres ...

(the administrative center in the town of Bezhetsk); *

Kalyazinsky Uyezd Kalyazinsky Uyezd (''Калязинский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kalyazin. Demographics At the t ...

(

Kalyazin Kalyazin (russian: Каля́зин) is a town and the administrative center of Kalyazinsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, northeast of Tver, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: ...

); *

Kashinsky Uyezd Kashinsky Uyezd (''Кашинский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kashin. Demographics At the tim ...

( Kashin); * Krasnokholmsky Uyezd ( Krasny Kholm); *

Novotorzhsky Uyezd Novotorzhsky Uyezd was an administrative-territorial unit (uyezd) of the Tver Governorate as part of the Russian Empire and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. The uyezd town was Torzhok. Geography The county was located in the cen ...

(

Torzhok Torzhok (russian: Торжо́к) is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Tvertsa River along the federal highway M10 and a branch of the Oktyabrskaya Railway division of the Russian Railways. The town is famous for its folk craft of ...

); *

Ostashkovsky Uyezd Ostashkovsky Uyezd (''Осташковский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Ostashkov. Demographics ...

(

Ostashkov Ostashkov (russian: Оста́шков) is a town and the administrative center of Ostashkovsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, on a peninsula at the southern shore of Lake Seliger, west of Tver, the administrative center of the oblast. Populat ...

); *

Rzhevsky Uyezd Rzhevsky Uyezd (''Ржевский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Rzhev. Demographics At the time of ...

(

Rzhev Rzhev ( rus, Ржев, p=ˈrʐɛf) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located southwest of Staritsa (town), Tver Oblast, Staritsa and from Tver, on the highway and railway connecting Moscow and Riga. It ...

); *

Staritsky Uyezd Staritsky Uyezd (''Старицкий уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southcentral part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Staritsa. Demographics At the ti ...

(

Staritsa Staritsa (russian: Старица) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. Modern localities ;Urban localities * Staritsa (town), Tver Oblast, a town in Staritsky District of Tver Oblast ;Rural localities * Staritsa, Astrakhan Obla ...

); *

Tverskoy Uyezd Tverskoy Uyezd (''Тверской уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Tver. Demographics At the time of t ...

(Tver); *

Vesyegonsky Uyezd Vesyegonsky Uyezd (''Весьегонский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. Its capital was Vesyegonsk. Vesyegonsky Uyezd was located in the northeastern part of the governorate (mostly in pr ...

( Vesyegonsk); *

(

Vyshny Volochyok Vyshny VolochyokThe more-regular spelling Vyshny Volochok ( rus, Вы́шний Волочо́к)—with instead of after an unpaired " hush consonant"—is seen but is not official; the two spellings are pronounced the same in Russian. ( rus, ...

); *

Zubtsovsky Uyezd Zubtsovsky Uyezd (''Зубцовский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Zubtsov. Demographics At the time ...

(

Zubtsov Zubtsov (russian: Зубцо́в) is a town and the administrative center of Zubtsovsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Volga and Vazuza Rivers, south of Tver, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: ...

). In 1781,

Korcheva Korcheva () was a town in central Russia, on the territory of the modern Konakovsky District, Tver Oblast, on the Volga River, with a population of a few thousand people. It was first mentioned in the 1540s as a selo. Korcheva received town sta ...

was granted town status, and

Korchevskoy Uyezd Korchevskoy Uyezd (''Корчевской уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Korcheva. Demographics At the ti ...

was established. On December 12, 1796 the viceroyalty was transformed into

. The area was unchanged, but the division into uyezds was modified.

Governors

The administration of the viceroyalty was performed by a ''

namestnik A viceroy () is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix ''vice-'', meaning "in the place of" and the French word ''roy'', meaning "k ...

'' (vice-roy), who was based in Novgorod, and controlled by a governor general. The governors of Tver Viceroyalty were * 1778-1781 Yakov Yefimovich Sivers (Jacob Sievers); * 1783-1784 Yakov Ivanovich Bryus; * 1785-1795 Nikolay Petrovich Arkharov. The namestniks were * 1776 Mikhail Nikitovich Krechetnikov; * 1777-1783 Timofey Ivanovich Tutolmin; * 1783-1784 Pyotr Vasilyevich Lopukhin; * 1784-1793 Grigory Mikhaylovich Osipov; * 1793-1796 Alexander Vasilyevich Polikarpov.

References

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