Tver Viceroyalty
| Tver Viceroyalty Тверское наместничество |
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| Viceroyalty of Russian Empire | |||||
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| Capital | Tver | ||||
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| • | Established | 25 November 1775 | |||
| • | Disestablished | 12 December 1796 | |||
Coordinates: 57°N 36°E / 57°N 36°E
Tver Viceroyalty (Russian: Тверское наместничество, Tverskoye namestnichestvo) was an administrative division of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1775 until 1796. Its seat was in Tver. In 1796, it was transformed to Tver Governorate.
The area of the viceroyalty is currently split between Tver and Moscow Oblasts. Minor parts of Tver Viceroyalty also currently belong to Yaroslavl and Novgorod Oblasts.
In the 18th century, the areas which were later occupied by Tver Governorate were split between Moscow and Novgorod Governorates. On November 25, 1775 Tver Viceroyalty was established with the administrative center in Tver. It included Tver Province and Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd of Novgorod Governorage, as well as Uglich Province and some minor areas, including Vesyegonsk, of Moscow Governorate.
At the time of the formation of the viceroyalty, it was subdivided into 12 uyezds:
In 1781, Korcheva was granted town status, and Korchevskoy Uyezd was established.
On December 12, 1796 the viceroyalty was transformed into Tver Governorate. The area was unchanged, but the division into uyezds was modified.
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