Caucasus Viceroyalty (1785–1796)

The Caucasus Viceroyalty (Russian: Кавказское наместничество) was established in 1785 by Catherine the Great by combining the Astrakhan Governorate and the Caucasus Governorate.[1] It was abolished by Paul I in 1796.[2]

Caucasus Viceroyalty
Кавказское наместничество
Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire
1785–1796

CapitalYekaterinograd
 • TypeViceroyalty
History 
• Established
1785
• Disestablished
1796
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Taurida Oblast
Astrakhan Governorate
Astrakhan Governorate

Viceroys

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The five viceroys or heads of the viceroyalty were:[citation needed]

time name life span
1785–1787 Pavel Sergeevich Potemkin 1743–1796
1787–1789 Pyotr Abramovich Tekelli 1720−1793
1789–1790 Ivan Petrovich Saltykov 1730–1805
1790 Anton Bogdanovich de Balmen 1741–1790
1790–1796,
1796–1798,
1806–1809
Ivan Vasilyevich Gudovich 1741–1820

References

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  1. ^ Blauvelt, Timothy K. (12 March 2020). The Caucasus in the Russian Empire. Routledge Handbooks Online. p. 108. doi:10.4324/9781351055628-7. ISBN 978-1-138-48318-7.
  2. ^ Blauvelt, Timothy K. (12 March 2020). The Caucasus in the Russian Empire. Routledge Handbooks Online. p. 112. doi:10.4324/9781351055628-7. ISBN 978-1-138-48318-7.