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Council at the Highest Court of the Russian Empire, the Glossary

The Council at the Highest Court was the highest advisory institution in the Russian Empire that existed from 1768 to 1801.^[1]

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Government of the Russian Empire

Adjutant general

An adjutant general is a military chief administrative officer.

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Admiralty Board (Russian Empire)

Board of Admiralties (Адмиралтейств-коллегия, Admiralteystv-kollegiya) was a supreme body for the administration of the Imperial Russian Navy and admiralty shipyards in the Russian Empire, established by Peter the Great on December 12, 1718, and headquartered in the Admiralty building, Saint Petersburg.

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Alexander Bezborodko

Prince Alexander Andreyevich Bezborodko (Александр Андреевич Безбородко; 6 April 1799) was the chancellor of the Russian Empire from 1797 to 1799, and the chief architect of Catherine the Great's foreign policy after the death of Nikita Panin.

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Alexander I of Russia

Alexander I (–), nicknamed "the Blessed", was Emperor of Russia from 1801, the first king of Congress Poland from 1815, and the grand duke of Finland from 1809 to his death in 1825.

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Alexander Mikhailovich Golitsyn

Alexander Mikhailovich Golitsyn (17 November 1718 – 8 October 1783) was a Russian prince of the House of Golitsyn and field marshal.

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Alexander Samoylov

Count Alexander Nikolayevich Samoylov (Александр Николаевич Самойлов; 1744 – 1 November 1814) was a Russian general and statesman.

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Alexander Vorontsov

Count Alexander Romanovich Vorontsov (Алекса́ндр Рома́нович Воронцо́в) (4 February 17412 December 1805) was the Chancellor of the Russian Empire during the early years of Alexander I's reign.

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Catherine the Great

Catherine II (born Princess Sophie Augusta Frederica von Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.

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Chancellor (Russia)

Chancellor of the Russian Empire (kantsler Rossiyskoy imperii) was a civil position (class) in the Russian Empire, according to the Table of Ranks introduced by Peter the Great in 1722.

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College of War

The College of War (sometimes War Collegium, or similar, but not to be confused with other institutions of the same name) was a Russian executive body (or collegium), created in the government reform of 1717.

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Collegium of Foreign Affairs

The Collegium of Foreign Affairs (Коллегия иностранныхдел или иностранная коллегия Российской империи) was a collegium of the Russian Empire responsible for foreign policy from 1717 to 1832.

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Field marshal (Russian Empire)

Field marshal (General-feldmarshal, General-fel'dmarshal, General field marshal, or simply Fieldmarshal; Генерал-фельдмаршал) was, with the exception of Generalissimo, the highest military rank of the Russian Empire.

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General-in-chief

General-in-chief has been a military rank or title in various armed forces around the world.

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Generalfeldmarschall

Generalfeldmarschall (from Old High German marahscalc, "marshal, stable master, groom"; general field marshal, field marshal general, or field marshal; often abbreviated to Feldmarschall) was a rank in the armies of several German states and the Holy Roman Empire (Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall); in the Habsburg monarchy, the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, the rank Feldmarschall was used.

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Governing Senate

From 1711 to 1917, the Governing Senate was the highest legislative, judicial, and executive body subordinate to the Russian emperors. Council at the Highest Court of the Russian Empire and Governing Senate are government of the Russian Empire.

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Governor of Saint Petersburg

The Governor of Saint Petersburg (Gubernator Sankt-Peterburga) is the head of the executive branch of Saint Petersburg City Administration.

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Graf

Graf (feminine: Gräfin) is a historical title of the German nobility and later also of the Russian nobility, usually translated as "count".

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Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia

Konstantin Pavlovich (Константи́н Па́влович) was a grand duke of Russia and the second son of Emperor Paul I and Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg.

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Grigory Orlov

Prince Grigory Grigoryevich Orlov (Григорий Григорьевич Орлов; 17 October 1734 – 24 April 1783) was a favourite of the Empress Catherine the Great of Russia, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire (1772), state and military figure, collector, patron of arts, and General-in-Chief.

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Grigory Potemkin

Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tauricheski (A number of dates as late as 1742 have been found on record; the veracity of any one is unlikely to be proved. This is his "official" birth-date as given on his tombstone.) was a Russian military leader, statesman, nobleman, and favourite of Catherine the Great.

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Imperial Council of the Russian Empire

The Imperial Council was the highest state institution under Emperor Peter III. Council at the Highest Court of the Russian Empire and Imperial Council of the Russian Empire are government of the Russian Empire.

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Ivan Chernyshyov

Count Ivan Grigoryevich Chernyshyov (1726 – 1797; Граф Иван Григорьевич Чернышёв) was an Imperial Russian Field Marshal and General Admiral, prominent during the reign of Empress Catherine the Great.

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Ivan Osterman

Count Ivan Andreyevich Osterman (Иван Андреевич Остерман; 1725–1811) was a Russian statesman and the son of Andrei Osterman.

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James Bruce (1732–1791)

Count James Bruce (Yakov Aleksandrovich Bryus; 1732 – 30 November 1791) was a Russian general whose grandfather had immigrated to Russia from Scotland.

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Kharkov Governorate

Kharkov Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire founded in 1835.

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Kirill Razumovsky

Count Kirill Grigoryevich Razumovsky or Razumovski (also known as Cyril Razumovski; Кирилл Григорьевич Разумовский; Kyrylo Hryhorovych Rozumovskyi; &ndash) was a Russian statesman of Ukrainian Cossack origin who served as the last hetman of the Zaporozhian Host on both sides of the Dnieper (from 1750 to 1764) and then as a General field marshal in the Imperial Russian Army.

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Knyaz

Knyaz or knez, also knjaz, kniaz (кънѧѕь|kŭnędzĭ) is a historical Slavic title, used both as a royal and noble title in different times of history and different ancient Slavic lands.

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List of grand dukes of Russia

This is a list of those members of the Russian imperial family who bore the title velikiy knjaz (usually translated into English as grand duke, but more accurately grand prince).

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Major general

Major general is a military rank used in many countries.

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Mayor of Moscow

The Mayor of Moscow (Mer Moskvy) is the head and the highest-ranking official of Moscow, who leads the Government of Moscow, the main executive body of the city.

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Mikhail Volkonsky

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.

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Nikita Panin

Count Nikita Ivanovich Panin (Никита Иванович Панин) was an influential Russian statesman and political mentor to Catherine the Great for the first 18 years of her reign (1762–1780).

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Nikolai Saltykov

Count, then Prince Nikolay Ivanovich Saltykov (Николай Иванович Салтыков, 31 October 1736 – 28 May 1816), a member of the Saltykov noble family, was a Russian Imperial Field Marshal and courtier best known as the tutor of the eventual Tsar Paul I of Russia and his two sons, Constantine and Alexander.

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Novorossiya Governorate

Novorossiya Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, which existed in 1764–1783 and again in 1796–1802.

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Paul I of Russia

Paul I (Pavel I Petrovich; –) was Emperor of Russia from 1796 until his 1801 assassination.

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Permanent Council of the Russian Empire

The Permanent Council was the highest deliberative body of the Russian Empire, established on April 11, 1801 and abolished in 1810; predecessor of the State Council. Council at the Highest Court of the Russian Empire and Permanent Council of the Russian Empire are government of the Russian Empire.

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Petr Ivanovich Panin

General Count Pyotr (Petr) Ivanovich Panin (1721 – April 26, 1789), younger brother of Nikita Ivanovich Panin, fought with distinction in the Seven Years' War and in the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774, capturing Bender on September 26, 1770.

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Pugachev's Rebellion

Pugachev's Rebellion (also called the Peasants' War 1773–1775 or Cossack Rebellion) of 1773–1775 was the principal revolt in a series of popular rebellions that took place in the Russian Empire after Catherine II seized power in 1762.

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Pyotr Rumyantsev

Count Pyotr Alexandrovich Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky (Пётр Александрович Румянцев-Задунайский; –) was one of the foremost Russian generals of the 18th century, and is widely considered to be one of Russia's greatest military leaders, and one of the greatest military commanders in military history.

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Pyotr Zavadovsky

Pyotr Zavadovsky (1739–1812) was a Russian Imperial statesman of Ukrainian origin.

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Russian Academy of Sciences

The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk) consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation; and additional scientific and social units such as libraries, publishing units, and hospitals.

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Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)

The Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774 was a major armed conflict that saw Russian arms largely victorious against the Ottoman Empire.

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Saint Petersburg Governorate

The Saint Petersburg Governorate was a province (guberniya) of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Saint Petersburg.

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Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet

Admiral Sir Charles Knowles, 1st Baronet (c. 1704 – 9 December 1777) was a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy, seeing service during the War of Jenkins' Ear, the wider War of the Austrian Succession, and the Seven Years' War.

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Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca

The Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca (Küçük Kaynarca Antlaşması; Кючук-Кайнарджийский мир), formerly often written Kuchuk-Kainarji, was a peace treaty signed on 21 July 1774, in Küçük Kaynarca (today Kaynardzha, Bulgaria) between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire, ending the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–74 with many concessions to Russia.

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Valentin Musin-Pushkin

Count Valentin Platonovich Musin-Pushkin (Russian: Граф Валенти́н Плато́нович Му́син-Пу́шкин) was a Russian military and government official who reached the rank of field marshal.

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Zakhar Chernyshev

Zakhar Grigoryevich Chernyshev (text; 172231 August 1784) was a Russian noble, courtier to Catherine the Great, Imperial Russian Army officer, and Imperial Russian politician in the 18th century.

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Council at the Highest Court of the Russian Empire, the Glossary

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Government of the Russian Empire

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