Pavel Potemkin

Pavel Potemkin
Павел Потёмкин
Viceroy of Caucasus
In office 1785–1787
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Peter Tekeli
Personal details
Born	July 8th [O.S. June 27th], 1743 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	April 9th [O.S. March 28th], 1796 Moscow, Russian Empire
Resting place	Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Nikolskoye-Kolchevo, Podolsk district, Moscow Governorate
Spouse	Praskovya Andreevna Zakrevskaya
Alma mater	Imperial Moscow University
Occupation	Statesman, soldier, writer
Awards	Order of St. George, 4th degree, Order of St. George, 3rd degree, Golden Weapon for Bravery, Order of St Anne, Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, Order of St. George, 2nd degree
Military service
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Branch/service	Imperial Russian Army
Years of service	1756–1796
Rank	General-in-chief
Unit	Semyonovsky Life Guards Regiment
Battles/wars	Izmail, Praga

Count Pavel Sergeevich Potemkin, sometimes spelled Potyomkin or Potiomkin (Russian: Па́вел Серге́евич Потёмкин; 1743–1796) was a Russian statesman, soldier, and writer.

He was a cousin of Prince Grigory Potemkin, a well-known military and political figure of Empress Catherine the Great’s Russia. He took part in the wars with the rebel adventurer Yemelyan Pugachev, the Ottoman Empire, and the Bar Confederation. He signed the Treaty of Georgievsk with King Heraclius II of Georgia in 1783.