Prince
Grigori
Aleksandrovich
Potemkin-Tauricheski
formerly Потёмкин
Born in Smolensk, Russian Empire
Brother of
Marfa Yelena (Potemkina) Potemkin
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 52
in Romania
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Dec 2019
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Biography
Grigori (Потёмкин) Potemkin-Tauricheski is Notable.
Григорий / Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin was born in 1739. He passed away in 1791.
Potemkin was born into minor nobility but would elevate his standing to become the most powerful man in Russia. Educated at the University of Moscow, Potemkin first garnered Catherine’s attention when he was a member of the elite Horse Guards regiment. They grew closer after he helped her during her coup of 1762.
Catherine showered Potemkin with titles including Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Prince of Taurida (Crimea), Field Marshall, Grand Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army. He was made the absolute ruler of New Russia (the imperial province north of the Black Sea). Orders were bestowed upon him and he reveled in his wealth, living lavishly and splurging on jewelry. After Catherine, Potemkin had other lovers, including long-lasting affairs with his five nieces.
Potemkin was always in Catherine’s thoughts and she wrote to him often.
When Potemkin died of a fever in 1791 at just 52 years old, his last words were said to be of Catherine, ‘Forgive me, merciful Mother-Sovereign.’ The Empress was distraught, writing to a friend, ‘A terrible deathblow has just fallen on my head…my pupil, my friend, almost my idol, Prince Potemkin of Taurida, has died…you cannot imagine how broken I am.’
He was buried in St Catherine's Cathedral in Kherson, Ukraine. Russian forces removed his remains in October 2022 according to a 10/28/22 NY Times article.
Sources
See also:
- Wikipedia: Grigory Potemkin
- Wikidata: Item Q243201, en:Wikipedia
Extracts from : https://www.history.co.uk/article/historys-greatest-love-affair-catherine-the-great-and-grigory-potemkin
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