Mikhail Mikhailovich Golitsyn (Field Marshal)
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 Imperial Army field marshal (1725) and a president of the College of War (1728—1730) from the House of Golitsyn. He was also known as a governor of Finland (1714–1721) during the "Great Discord". From 1728 he was a member of the Supreme Privy Council.[1] He was the son of Mikhail Andreyevich Golitsyn and spouse of Tatyana Borisovna Golitsyna.
He fought the Swedish Empire at the battles of Dobroye, Lesnaya, Pälkäne, Napue, and Grengam.
Commemoration[edit]
The Millennium of Russia in Veliky Novgorod have a sculpture for him.
Asteroid 7161 Golitsyn was named after him.
A park in Moscow, established on the site of Golitsyn's city mansion and public garden.
References[edit]
- ^ "Saint Petersburg encyclopedia entry". Retrieved 2012-01-05.
- Field marshals of the Russian Empire
- 1675 births
- 1730 deaths
- Military personnel from Moscow
- Golitsyn family
- 17th-century Russian military personnel
- 18th-century military personnel from the Russian Empire
- 18th-century politicians from the Russian Empire
- Members of the Supreme Privy Council
- Nobility from the Russian Empire