Mikhail Volkonsky

Mikhail Nikitich Volkonsky
Commander-in-Chief in Moscow
In office
1771–1780
Preceded byGrigory Orlov
Succeeded byVasily Dolgorukov-Krymsky
Personal details
BornOctober 20, 1713
Moscow, Tsardom of Russia
DiedDecember 19, 1788 (aged 75)
Resting placePafnutyevo-Borovsky Monastery
Parent
  • Nikita Volkonsky (father)
RelativesHouse of Volkonsky
AwardsOrder of the White Eagle
Order of Saint Andrew
Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
Military service
RankGeneral-in-Chief
Prince Mikhail Nikitich Volkonsky with sons Leo and Pavel, with daughter Anna, her husband Alexander Prozorovsky, and granddaughters Elizabeth and Anna

Prince Mikhail Nikitich Volkonsky (October 20, 1713 – December 19, 1788) was a Russian statesman and military figure from the House of Volkonsky, General-in-Chief (1762), in 1771–1780 he was Commander-in-Chief in Moscow. The brother of General Alexei Volkonsky, uncle of Nastasya Ofrosimova.


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