Pyotr Rumyantsev
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Count Pyotr Rumyantsev Zadunaisky |
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| Governor of Little Russia | |
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In office 1764–1786 |
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| Preceded by | Kyrylo Rozumovsky (as the Hetman of Zaporizhian Host) |
| Succeeded by | office liquidated |
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| Born |
15 January 1725 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died | 19 December 1796 (aged 71) Pereyaslav county, Little Russian Governorate, Russian Empire |
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| Allegiance |
 Russian Empire
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| Service/branch | Imperial Russian Army |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Battles/wars |
War of the Austrian Succession Russo-Swedish War (1741–43) Pomeranian War Russo-Turkish War (1768–74) Russo-Turkish War (1787–92) |
Count Pyotr Alexandrovich Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky (Russian: Пётр Александрович Румянцев-Задунайский; 15 January [O.S. 4 January] 1725 – 19 December [O.S. 8 December] 1796) was one of the foremost Russian generals of the 18th century. He governed Little Russia in the name of Empress Catherine the Great from the abolition of the Cossack Hetmanate in 1764 until Catherine's death 32 years later. Monuments to his victories include Kagul Obelisk in Tsarskoe Selo (1772), Rumyantsev Obelisk on Basil Island (1798–1801), and a galaxy of Derzhavin's odes.
Peter was the only son of Count Alexander Rumyantsev by Maria, the daughter and heiress of Count Andrey Matveyev. As his mother spent much time in the company of Peter the Great, rumours suggested that the young Rumyantsev was the monarch's illegitimate son. He was named after the ruling Emperor who was his godfather. He was the brother of Praskovya Bruce, confidant of Catherine the Great.
Pyotr Alexandrovich first saw military service under his nominal father in the war with Sweden (1741 - 1743). He personally carried to the Empress the peace treaty of Abo, concluded by his father in 1743. Thereupon he gained promotion to the rank of colonel.
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