Boris Andreevich Golitsyn

Boris Andreevich Golitsyn (Russian - Борис Андреевич Голицын ; 15 May 1766 - 30 March 1822) was a Russian nobleman, army officer and member of the Golitsyn family.

His parents were Andrei Michailovich Golitsyn (1729-1770) and his wife princess Elizabeta Bisovna Jusupova (1743-1770). He was named after his maternal uncle Boris Grigorievich Jusupov, whilst his paternal uncle was Mikhail Mikhailovich Golitsyn (1675-1730).

He joined the Preobraženski Regiment in 1779 and in 1783 rose to the rank of sub-lieutenant. He fought against the Swedes in 1790 and the Poles in 1794, rising to major general. He was made a marshal to Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia on 28 November 1796 and on 18 March 1798 became a lieutenant general. He transferred to a cavalry regiment on 27 November 1798 before finally retiring on 5 January 1800. He returned to the army later to take part in the 1813 siege of Danzig. He was a close friend of Pyotr Bagration.

In 1790 he married princess Ana of Georgia. They had eight children:

He died from a stroke and was buried at Alexander Nevsky Lavra.

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