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Prince Mikhail Mikhailovich Golitsyn Sr.

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Prince Mikhail Mikhailovich Golitsyn Sr.

Birth
Moscow Federal City, Russia
Death
10 Dec 1730 (aged 55)
Moscow Federal City, Russia
Burial
Moscow, Moscow Federal City, Russia Add to Map
Plot
Mikhailovskaya Church
Memorial ID
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Prince Mikhail Mikhailovich Golitsyn or Galitzin (Russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Голи́цын, tr. Michaíl Michájlovič Golícyn; 1 November 1675 in Moscow – 10 December 1730) was a Russian field marshal. He was governor of Finland (1714–1721) during the "Great Discord". From 1728 he was a member of the Supreme Privy Council. His was the son of Mikhail Andreyevich Golitsyn and spouse of Tatyana Borisovna Golitsyna.
Prince Mikhail Mikhailovich Golitsyn or Galitzin (Russian: Михаи́л Миха́йлович Голи́цын, tr. Michaíl Michájlovič Golícyn; 1 November 1675 in Moscow – 10 December 1730) was a Russian field marshal. He was governor of Finland (1714–1721) during the "Great Discord". From 1728 he was a member of the Supreme Privy Council. His was the son of Mikhail Andreyevich Golitsyn and spouse of Tatyana Borisovna Golitsyna.

Gravesite Details

The magnificent tombstone of the field marshal was transported from the Epiphany Monastery to Donskoy in Soviet times .



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