Nicholas Repnin
| Nicholas Repnin | |
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Prince Nicholas Repnin
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| Born |
22 March 1734 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 24 May 1801 (aged 67) Riga, Livonia, Russian Empire |
| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire
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| Service/branch | Imperial Russian Army |
| Years of service | 1749–1798 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Battles/wars |
War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War Russo-Turkish War (1768–74) War of the Bavarian Succession Russo-Turkish War (1787–92) |
| Awards |
Order of St. Andrew Order of St. George Order of St. Vladimir |
Prince Nikolai Vasilyevich Repnin (Russian: Никола́й Васи́льевич Репни́н; 22 March [O.S. 11 March] 1734 – 24 May [O.S. 12 May] 1801) was an Imperial Russian statesman and general from the Repnin princely family who played a key role in the dissolution of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Born in Saint Petersburg, Prince Repnin served in the Imperial Army under his father, Prince Vasily Anikitovich Repnin, during the Rhenish campaign of 1748, and subsequently resided for some time abroad, where he acquired "a thoroughly sound German education." He also participated, in a subordinate capacity, in the Seven Years' War.
In 1763, Emperor Peter III sent him to Prussia as ambassador. The same year, Catherine transferred him to Poland as minister plenipotentiary; in Warsaw he was rumored to have had an affair with Izabela Fleming (and to have fathered Adam Jerzy Czartoryski).
Due to the level of Russian control of the Polish government, Repnin was the effective ruler of the country, with special instructions to form a pro-Russian faction from among the various Protestants, who were to receive equal rights with the Catholics. Repnin believed that the Protestants were not significant enough to benefit Russia; at the same time, the Protestant community itself petitioned Empress Catherine, requesting not to be involved.
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