Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov

His Serene Highness Prince
Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
His Serene Highness Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
	Portrait of Vorontsov by George Dawe, c. 1820
Governor-general of New Russia & Bessarabia
	In office; 1823–1854
Preceded by	Ivan Inzov
Succeeded by	Fyodor Palen
Viceroy of Caucasus
	In office; 1844–1845
Preceded by	Aleksandr Neidgardt
Succeeded by	Nikolai Read (acting); Nikolay Muravyov-Karsky
Personal details
Born	30 May [O.S. 19] 1782; Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	18 November [O.S. 6] 1856 (aged 74); Odessa, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire
Spouse	Countess Elżbieta Branicka
Relations	Catherine Herbert, Countess of Pembroke (sister)
Parent(s)	Semyon Vorontsov; Yekaterina Alekseevna Senyavina
Military service
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Branch/service	Imperial Russian Army
Years of service	1803–1856
Rank	Field Marshal
Commands	6th Infantry Division; Russian Caucasus Forces
Battles/wars	Russo-Persian War Assault on Ganja; ; Napoleonic Wars Battle of Pułtusk; Battle of Friedland; Battle of Smolensk; Battle of Borodino; Battle of Dennewitz; Battle of Dresden; Battle of Leipzig; Battle of Craonne; Battle of Laon; Battle of Paris; ; Russo-Turkish War,; 1806–1812; Russo-Turkish War,; 1828–1829 Siege of Varna; ; Caucasian War Battle of Dargo; Battle of Salta; ;
Awards	Order of St. Andrew; Order of St. George; Order of St. Vladimir; Order of Saint Anna;

Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov (Russian: Князь Михаил Семёнович Воронцов; 30 May [O.S. 19] 1782 – 18 November [O.S. 6] 1856) was a Russian nobleman and field-marshal, renowned for his success in the Napoleonic Wars and most famous for his participation in the Caucasian War from 1844 to 1853.

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