Vasily Dolgorukov-Krymsky
Prince Vasily Mikhailovich Dolgorukov-Krymsky (Russian: Князь Васи́лий Миха́йлович Долгору́ков-Кры́мский, romanized: Vasiliy Mihaylovič Dolgorukov-Krymskiy; 12 July 1722 – 10 February 1782) was a general of the Russian Empire and Governor-General of Moscow from 1780 to 1782. Already a seasoned veteran of several wars, he was a senior military commander of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774, where his forces occupied the Crimean Khanate, from which he derived his honorary title of "Krymsky" (actually means "of Crimea").
Vasily Dolgorukov-Krymsky | |
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Василий Долгоруков-Крымский | |
Oil portrait of Dolgorukov-Krymsky (1776) by Alexander Roslin | |
| Born | Vasily Mikhailovich Dolgorukov July 12, 1722 |
| Died | February 10, 1782 (aged 59) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Occupation | Statesman |
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| Relatives | Nephew of Field Marshal V. V. Dolgorukov |
| Family | Dolgorukovs (Dolgorukiys) |
| Awards | St. Alexander Nevsky (1759) St. Andrew (1767) St. George I Class (1775) |
| Moscow Senator | |
| In office 22-04-1780 – posthumously | |
| Monarch | Catherine II |
| Moscow Commander-in-Chief | |
| In office 22-04-1780 – posthumously | |
| Monarch | Catherine II |
| Preceded by | Mikhail Nikitich Volkonsky |
| Succeeded by | Zakhar Grigoryevich Chernyshev |
| Military service | |
| Years of service | 1735–1782 |
| Rank | General-in-Chief |
| Battles/wars | Branched List: |
He was the original builder and owner of the House of the Unions and numerous other historic mansions that dot the city of Moscow.
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