Mikhail Volkonsky
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Prince Mikhail Nikitich Volkonsky was a Russian statesman and military figure from the House of Volkonsky, General-in-Chief, in 1771–1780 he was Commander-in-Chief in Moscow. The brother of General Al
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Prince Mikhail Nikitich Volkonsky with sons Leo and Pavel, with daughter Anna, her husband Alexander Prozorovsky, and granddaughters Elizabeth and Anna
Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin
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Count Alexey Petrovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin was a Russian diplomat and chancellor. He was one of the most influential and successful diplomats in 18th-century Europe. As the chancellor of the Russian Empi
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…he organized in Moscow the famous amusements regarding the conclusion of peace with Turkey. From his mother's brothers, Counts Mikhail Petrovich and Alexey Petrovich, Prince Volkonsky inherited significant land holdings. Having retired in 1780, he retired to his estates. He died on December 8, 1788, and was buried…
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Portrait by Louis Tocqué
Bestuzhev's silver snuffbox with impressions of portrait medallions minted to his order.