Prince Vasily Anikitovich Repnin (Russian : Василий Аникитич Репнин; 1696–1748) was a Russian general.

Life

He was the son of prince Anikita Ivanovitch Repnin (1668-1726) and father of

Nikolai Vasilyeich Repnin Prince Nikolai Vasilyevich Repnin (russian: Никола́й Васи́льевич Репни́н; – ) was an Imperial Russian statesman and general from the Repnin princely family who played a key role in the dissolution of the Polish–Lith ...

(1734-1801). His military posts included commander in chief of the Russian Army during the

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(1740-1748) and governor-general of Saint Petersburg (1744). He also led the

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and took part in negotiations for the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. He died at

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and was buried at St. Mary Magdalene's Church alongside his father. {{DEFAULTSORT:Repnine 1696 births 1748 deaths Imperial Russian Army generals