Kurakin, Grigory Semenovich

In 1629, Grigory Semenovich Kurakin was mentioned in the rank of steward . In 1638, the governor in Vyazma , in 1641 - in Venev , in 1643 - 1644 - in Tobolsk , in 1647 - 1648 - in Livny .

In 1643, the stolnik prince Grigory Semenovich Kurakin was sent to disassemble the boyars' children in Tula and the nearest counties. November 8, 1651 he was told the boyars. In 1652, he was sent to the Voivodship in the southern fortress of Yablonov , where he was to lead the defense of the southern Russian borders from the raids of the Crimean Tatars. In his formal replies to the Tsar, Prince G. S. Kurakin reported on the state of fortifications at various points, presented his thoughts on the issue of correcting old and building new fortifications, and wrote about difficulties that arose due to the reluctance of local landowners to perform the necessary work and their unauthorized absences . In his reports to Moscow, the boyar, Prince Grigory Kurakin, attached drawings of notches and other fortifications.

In 1653 - 1654, Prince G. S. Kurakin was in Moscow , where he took part in all court celebrations and ceremonies, remained in the capital during the short absence from Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich .

In 1654, the boyar, Prince Grigory Semenovich Kurakin, took part in the Russo-Polish war of 1654-1667 . G. S. Kurakin was appointed the first comrade (deputy) of the boyar of Prince Alexei Nikitich Trubetskoy , commander of one of the Russian armies. He participated in the capture of Roslavl , Mstislavl , Shklov and in the defeat of the Lithuanian army under the command of the great Lithuanian hetman Janusz Radziwill in the battle of Shepelevich .

In 1655, during the second campaign of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the boyar Prince G. S. Kurakin was left in Moscow . In 1656, he participated in negotiations with the Polish-Lithuanian ambassadors, taking second place, below Prince A. N. Trubetskoy alone, and Prince Yu. A. Dolgorukov was the third. In the same 1656 he received an award from the king - various gifts for 290 rubles. In 1657, the boyar, Prince Grigory Kurakin, was the first to sit in the Congress hall.

February 3, 1657 was appointed the first governor in Veliky Novgorod . On March 29 of that year, he was “at the hand” of the king and drove to his destination. March 17, 1659, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich sent to him with a gracious word, " ask about health ." On February 27, 1661 he was called to Moscow and remained the first in the capital during the Tsar’s continued absence.

In 1662, Boyar Prince Grigory Semenovich Kurakin was sent with a regiment to Belev and Sevsk , where he defeated a large Crimean Tatar detachment in battle and captured the Prince of Shirin. Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich as a reward " ordered to ask him about his health ."

May 9, 1662 was appointed the first governor in Kazan . The salary of the prince at that moment was already 660 rubles. On December 12, 1662, the tsar again asked Prince G. S. Kurakin “ about his health, ” and in 1666 he appointed another increase of 200 rubles a year.

In 1668, the boyar, Prince Grigory Semenovich Kurakin, was called to Moscow and appointed the first governor in Sevsk . Speaking on May 28 , he soon won several victories in battles with Cossack units. Then he incurred the displeasure of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich that, contrary to the order to go to Nezhin and Chernigov, he engaged in a prolonged siege of Glukhov . The governor himself, Prince Grigory Kurakin, justified his slowness of the disease. Soon, several successful battles with the enemy returned to him the location of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich .

In 1669, Prince G. S. Kurakin as a reward for his service received a solemn audience with the king. Kurakin and his comrade introduced themselves to the tsar in a " military dress " and from the tsar's lips they listened to gratitude, then received rich gifts. Prince Grigory Kurakin received another 200 rubles a monthly increase.

Later, Prince Grigory Semenovich Kurakin did not fulfill any instructions outside of Moscow, he lived in the capital, participating in all court ceremonies. In 1673 - 1675 he constantly remained in Moscow during the short-term absence of the tsar. So, on November 24, 1674 , Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich , speaking from Moscow on one of his trips to the monasteries, entrusted the care of Prince G.S. Kurakin to his confessor Andrei Savvinovich, instructing the boyar to protect him from arrest by the patriarch.

On July 18, 1675, Prince Grigory Semenovich Kurakin was replaced in the duty to observe Moscow in the absence of the tsar by the boyar Pyotr Vasilyevich Bolshoi Sheremetev . He occupied the fourth place among the boyars, then Prince Mikhail Alekukovich Chekassky also became higher than him.

Under Tsar Fedor Alekseevich, the boyar Prince Grigory Semenovich Kurakin received the title of governor of Siberian and Pskov .

The signature of Grigory Semenovich Kurakin is on the letter of abolition of parochialism of January 12, 1682 ^[1] .

Prince Grigory Semenovich Kurakin was married three times. 1st wife - Maria Borisovna (d. 30.X.1660, was buried in the Miracle Monastery), 2nd wife - Evdokia Fedorovna, 3rd wife - Juliana Ivanovna. Children: Ivan Grigorievich Kurakin (d. 1682 ), boyar .

• Kurakin, Grigory Semenovich // Russian Biographical Dictionary : in 25 volumes. - SPb. - M. , 1896-1918.