Count Alexander Nikolaevich Samolyov (1744–1814) - Russian statesman, nephew of Grigory Potemkin , Prosecutor General of the Governing Senate (1792–1796).
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| Date of Birth | 1744 | ||
| Date of death | November 1 (13) 1814 | ||
| Allegiance |  Russian empire | ||
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| Father | Nikolai Borisovich Samoilov (1718–1791) | ||
| Mother | Maria Aleksandrovna Potemkina | ||
| Spouse | since 1786 Ekaterina Sergeevna Trubetskaya (1763–1830) | ||
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Biography
Starting his service in 1760 as a private soldier in the Life Guards Semenov regiment , Alexander Nikolaevich Samoilov became an officer on the eve of the Russian-Turkish war of 1768-1774 . Participated in it; for bravery and courage in the battles of Silistra was awarded the Order of St. George , 4th class. In 1775, he was granted the rank of a chamber junker ; in the same year he was appointed to the prestigious post of governor of the affairs of the Imperial Council . A. N. Samoilov held this position for 12 years, while not leaving military service. He participated in the commission that tried Emelyan Pugachev . In 1781–1783 he commanded the Tavrichesky Jaeger Corps . In 1782 he fought with the Crimean Tatars near Perekop. In 1783-1784 he participated in the war with the mountaineers in the Kuban and on the Persian border [1] . He was the nephew of Potemkin and allegedly attended the secret wedding of his uncle with the empress .
Member of the Russian-Turkish war of 1787-1792 ; With the rank of lieutenant-general , in 1788 he commanded one of the columns of the Russian troops that had stormed Ochakov . For military prowess shown during the operation, he was awarded the Order of St. George of the 2nd class. In 1789 he commanded a detachment on the Dniester. He distinguished himself when taking the fortresses of Causeni, Kiliya, and Bender in 1790, for which he was awarded the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky . The next award, the Order of St. Vladimir of the 1st Degree, was awarded to Alexander Nikolaevich for the assault on Ismail on March 25, 1791. In 1791, after the sudden death of G. A. Potemkin-Tavrichesky , he was authorized to negotiate with the Turks in Iasi until the arrival of A. A. Bezborodko . A. N. Samoilov brought to St. Petersburg the news of the successful completion of negotiations and the conclusion of a profitable peace of Yassy , which earned the highest Russian order, St. Andrew the First-Called ; Catherine II also granted him 30 thousand rubles. Awarded with a gold sword, decorated with diamonds, with the inscription << For Bravery >> [1] .
On September 17, 1792, the Empress appointed him Prosecutor General and State Treasurer in place of the sick A. A. Vyazemsky ; in these positions, he stayed until the death of the sovereign. Contrary to the negative reviews of contemporaries, Catherine II found that Samoilov "from hour to hour becomes more on the arm" and said Khrapovitsky that "with the former he has equal diligence, but the current is smarter."
By the letter of the Roman emperor Franz II , dated January 27 ( February 7 ), 1793 , the procurator-general of the Governing Senate, Lieutenant-General Alexander Nikolaevich Samoilov, with his descendants descending, was elevated to the Roman Empire’s dignity. The adoption of the aforementioned dignity and its use in Russia was followed in 1793 by the highest permission.
In 1793 Samoilov was one of the most ardent opponents of the Knyazhnin tragedy "Vadim Novgorod" in the Senate and took measures to destroy it. With the accession of Paul I received resignation; nominally, however, remained a member of the Imperial Council .
He died on November 1 ( 13 ), 1814 and was buried in the Nikolo-Odrinsky monastery .
Family
Alexander Nikolaevich was married to Princess Ekaterina Sergeevna Trubetskoy (1763–1830), from whom he had children:
- Gregory (died 1811);
- Nikolai (died 1842), was married to Countess Yu. P. Palen ;
- Michael (1800-1820);
- Elena (died 1843) - married to Dmitriy Andreevich Donets-Zakharzhevsky (1784–1871);
- Sofia (1799–1866) - married to Count A. A. Bobrinsky (grandson of Catherine II and Gregory Orlov).
| Alexander Potemkin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grigory Orlov | Catherine II | Grigory Potemkin | Maria Samoilova | Elena Engelhardt | Pelageya Vysotskaya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexey Bobrinsky | Elizaveta Temkina | Alexander Samoilov | Alexandra Branitskaya | Nikolay Vysotsky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexey Alekseevich Bobrinsky | Sofya Aleksandrovna | Nikolay Aleksandrovich Samoilov | Mikhail Semenovich Vorontsov | Elizaveta Ksaverievna Vorontsova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Alekseevich Bobrinsky | Vladimir Alekseevich Bobrinsky | Semyon Mikhailovich Vorontsov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
His sister, Ekaterina Nikolaevna, in 1769 married Nikolai Semyonovich Rajewski, who died of wounds in Iasi in April 1771, a few months before the birth of his second son, Nikolai . Alexander Nikolaevich Samoilov actually replaced his father.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Comp. Count Alexander Bobrinsky . The noble families brought in the General Armorial of the All-Russian Empire: in 2 tons. - SPb, type. M.M. Stasyulevich, 1890. Author: Bobrinsky, Alexander Alekseevich (1823-1903). Samoilov and Samoilov graphs. Part I. p. 459-461.
Literature
- Kolpakidi A., North A. The special services of the Russian Empire. - M .: Yauza Eksmo, 2010. - p. 79 - 81. - 768 p. - (Encyclopedia of the special services). - 3000 copies - ISBN 978-5-699-43615-6 .
- Samoilov A. N. Report to Her Majesty the Attorney-General c. Samoilov on the most convenient and profitable way for the treasury to print Alcoran / sled. N.V. Kalachov // Russian Archive, 1866. - Vol. 3. - Stb. 685–686.
- Samoilov A.N. Opinion of the Prosecutor General gr. Samoilov, regarding the payment of interest and debts made outside the state. (1794) / Commun. N.V., Kalachov // Russian Archive, 1866. - Vol. 3. - Stb. 687-690.