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Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tauricheski (A number of dates as late as 1742 have been found on record; the veracity of any one is unlikely to be proved. This is his "official" birth-date as given on his tombstone.) was a Russian military leader, statesman, nobleman, and favourite of Catherine the Great Catherine II. (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter I .... 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 landowners of Russian nobility. 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), Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774). He became Catherine's lover, fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potemkin (surname)
Potemkin (, ''Potyomkin''; or Potyomkina/Potemkina Feminine; Потёмкина) is a Russian surname which derives from the word Потёмка ''Potyomka'' meaning "dark". Persons bearing the name ''Potemkin'' rose to prominence in Muscovy from the 16th century onwards. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Potemkin (1675–1746), Russian nobleman, father of Grigory. * Alexandr Mikhailovich Potemkin (1787—1872), Russian nobleman and army officer. * Grigory Potemkin (1739–1791), statesman and paramour of Czarina Catherina. * Károly Potemkin (born 1977), Hungarian football player. * Pavel Potemkin (1743–1796), Russian diplomat and military commander, cousin of Grigory Potemkin. * Peter Potemkin (1886–1926), Russian chess master. * Pyotr Potemkin Pyotr Ivanovich Potemkin (; 1617–1700), also spelled Potyomkin, was a Russian courtier, diplomat and namestnik of Borovsk during the reigns of tsars Alexis I and Feodor III. He was a voivode during the Russ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
