Vasily Dolgorukov-Krymsky

Prince Vasily Dolgorukov-Krymsky
Василий Долгоруков-Крымский
Oil portrait of Dolgorukov-Krymsky (1776) by Alexander Roslin
Born	Vasily Mikhailovich Dolgorukov (1722-07-12)July 12, 1722
Died	February 10, 1782(1782-02-10) (aged 59) Moscow, Moscow Governorate
Nationality	Russian
Occupation	Statesman
Known for	Seizure of the Crimean Khanate
Relatives	Nephew of Field Marshal V. V. Dolgorukov
Family	Dolgorukovs (Dolgorukiys)
Awards	St. Alexander Nevsky (1759) St. Andrew (1767) St. George I Class (1775)
Moscow Senator
In office 22-04-1780 – posthumously
Monarch	Catherine II
Moscow Commander-in-Chief
In office 22-04-1780 – posthumously
Monarch	Catherine II
Preceded by	Mikhail Nikitich Volkonsky
Succeeded by	Zakhar Grigoryevich Chernyshev
Military service
Years of service	1735–1782
Rank	General-in-Chief
Battles/wars	Branched List: Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739) Perekop 1736 Ochakov 1737 Khotin 1738 Russo-Swedish War (1741–1743) Vilajoki 1741 Seven Years' War Küstrin 1758 Zorndorf 1758 Kolberg 1761 Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) Kefe 1771

Prince Vasily Mikhailovich Dolgorukov-Krymsky (Russian: Князь Васи́лий Миха́йлович Долгору́ков-Кры́мский, romanized: Vasiliy Mihaylovič Dolgorukov-Krymskiy; 12 July 1722 – 10 February 1782^[a]) was a general of the Russian Empire and Governor-General of Moscow from 1780 to 1782. Already a seasoned veteran of several wars, he was a senior military commander of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774, where his forces occupied the Crimean Khanate, from which he derived his honorary title of "Krymsky" (actually means "of Crimea").

He was the original builder and owner of the House of the Unions and numerous other historic mansions that dot the city of Moscow.
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