Prince Grigory Dmitrievich Yusupov ( November 17 ( 27 ), 1676 - September 2 ( 13 ), 1730 , Moscow ) - Anshef general from the Yusupov clan, father of Prince B. G. Yusupov .
| the prince Grigory Dmitrievich Yusupov | ||
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| Date of Birth | November 17 (27), 1676 | |
| Date of death | September 2 (13), 1730 (53 years old) | |
| Place of death | Moscow , Russian Empire | |
| Affiliation |  Russian Empire → Russian empire | |
| Years of service | 1676-1730 | |
| Rank | general anshef | |
| Commanded | Ukrainian Landmilica Corps | |
| Battles / wars | Russian-Turkish war North War | |
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Biography
Prince Grigory Dmitrievich Yusupov was born on November 17 ( 27 ), 1676 .
In the cradle, Prince Yusupov was bestowed by Tsar Fyodor III Alekseevich into stolniki . He was a friend in games to Tsarevich Peter Alekseevich .
During the Russo-Turkish War (1686-1700), as part of a dragoon regiment, he participated in both Azov campaigns and was granted by Peter I to the Yesaul. After the capture of Azov, he participated in the ceremonial entry of the tsar to Moscow.
Then he participated in many battles of the Northern War , including near Narva . Since 1707 - major of the Life Guards Preobrazhensky Regiment , in the battle of Lesnaya (1708) he received two wounds (in his right hand and left leg).
Then he fought near Poltava and participated in capturing the remnants of the Swedish troops at the Perevolochne (1709), in 1710 he contributed to the capture of Vyborg .
In 1711 he was, on behalf of the tsar, in Poland, in Poznan, where he was in charge of the collection and procurement of provisions for his delivery to the army.
In 1711, he participated in the unfortunate Prut campaign , and received the rank of foreman . Then he took part in the Pomeranian and Holstein campaigns of Field Marshal A. D. Menshikov and in the capture of the Swedish Field Marshal Stenbock (1713), then in several sea battles.
In 1717, he participated in the search commission appointed to investigate abuses of salt collection in Bakhmut, and in 1718 he was instructed to consider the cases of Pyotr Apraksin and Lieutenant Colonel Prince Dolgorukov .
In the verdict against Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich (1718), Yusupov was among those who cemented the signature.
Since 1719 - Major General . Appointed as a member of the military college; Head of the Office of Investigation.
In 1722, he was sent twice to Nizhny Novgorod to find suitable ships and build checkbots.
Upon accession to the throne, Catherine I granted him the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky and promoted to lieutenant general (1725). Commander of the Ukrainian Landmilitsky Corps .
Peter II granted Prince Yusupov the rank of lieutenant colonel of the Life Guards Preobrazhensky regiment and appointed the first member of the Military College .
Anna Ioannovna on the day of her coronation promoted Yusupov to the general-chefs (1730).
Prince Grigory Dmitrievich Yusupov died in Moscow on September 2 ( 13 ), 1730 and was buried in the Epiphany monastery in Moscow . His tombstone reads: “Suggest, whoever passes, semo, will teach you this stone a lot!”
Reviews of Contemporaries
In his notes, the Ambassador of Spain to the Russian court in 1727-1730, the Duke de Liria reports about him :
Prince Yusupov, a general from infantry, of Tatar origin, whose sibling was at that time still a Mohammedan; a good man, well-served and well-known; he was covered in wounds; He loved foreigners, was very attached to his sovereign, - in a word, was one of those people who go along the straight road; but loved to drink.
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Family
- Father - Dmitry Seyushevich (Abdul-Murza) Yusupov-Knyazhevo (d. 1694)
- Mother - Ekaterina Yakovlevna Sumarokova, nee Khomutova.
From marriage (since 1694) with Anna Nikitichnaya Lvova, nee Akinfova (d. 1735), widow of the steward of Prince Ivan Semenovich Lvov , had children:
- Grigory Grigorievich (d. 1737), Colonel
- Sergey Grigorievich (d. 1734), lieutenant colonel
- Boris Grigorievich (1695-1759), Actual Privy Councilor, Chamberlain, Senator.
- Maria Grigorievna (d. 1738), nun
- Praskovya Grigoryevna , in 1730 was exiled to the Tikhvin Monastery , was later taken to the Secret Chancellery , in May 1735 she was tonsured a nun under the name of Proclus and sent to the Vvedensky girl’s monastery (village of Verkhnyaya Techa ), which was part of the Assumption Dalmatian monastery [2] . According to Mordovtsev , “Yusupova’s fate seems to be a mystery, still unsolved; one thing is clear, she was a victim of the personal displeasure of Empress Anna ... they said that the princess was a victim of family intrigue, that her brother Boris hated her for various reasons, and skillfully prepared the sister's exile to take possession of all her father’s estates ” [3] . Her fate is described in Pikul ’s novel “Word and Deed” .
Notes
- ↑ Duke of Lyria. Notes on the stay at the Imperial Russian court in the rank of ambassador of the King of Spain // Russia of the XVIII century. through the eyes of foreigners. - L., 1989 .-- S. 255.
- ↑ Yusupova, Praskovya Grigoryevna // Russian Biographical Dictionary : in 25 volumes. - SPb. - M. , 1896-1918.
- ↑ Russian women of the New Age. Biographical essays from Russian history. Women of the first half of the 18th century on the Runivers website
Literature
- Military encyclopedic lexicon , part 14. - St. Petersburg. 1850.
- Yusupov, Grigory Dmitrievich // Russian Biographical Dictionary : in 25 volumes. - SPb. - M. , 1896-1918.