Potemkin, Grigori Alexandrovich b. September 24, 1739 d. October 16, 1791 Russian General. He fulfilled Empress Catherine the Greats's dream of a colonized Crimea Peninsula, founding many towns, among them Kherson and Sevastopol. He participated in the coup in 1762 to place Catherine on the Russia throne. He later became commander-in-chief of the whole Russia army. Potemkin fought in the Russo-Turkish war(1787 to 1792). He died 40 miles from Jassy, Ukraine after eating a whole goose while with fever. Catherine II had Potemkin buried in Catherine catheral in Kherson...[Read More] (Bio by: Frank W Nichols) Catherine Catheral, Sevastopol, City of Sevastopol, Ukraine Plot: catheral
b. September 24, 1739 d. October 16, 1791