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8 unusual facts about Golitsyn


Golitsyn

Dmitry Golitsyn, Russian cavalry general prominent during the Napoleonic Wars and Governor of Moscow for 25 years

Khamovniki District

Throughout 18th century, it acquired noble residents like Golitsyn, Dolgorukov and Volkonsky families.

Matvey Kazakov

Golitsyn Hospital (Голицынская больница) was built with a 900,000 rouble private endowment of the late Prince Dmitry Golitsyn (1721–1793), on the condition that the hospital would remain free to all, regardless of wealth or creed.

Povarskaya Street

When Peter I established his new capital city in Saint Petersburg, this court sloboda depopulated, and the street was re-settled by nobles again, housing families including Gagarin, Golitsyn, Suvorov and the court of Peter's sister, princess Natalya Alexeevna (1673–1716).

Sergei Golitsyn

His father was prince Mikhail Vladimirovich Galitsyn (1873–1942), a member of the powerful Russian Golitsyn (or Galitzine) family, and his mother was Anna Sergheevna, born Lopukhina (1880–1972).

In 1934 he married Klavdia Mikhailovna Babykina (1907–1980), with whom he had three children - Georgy (b. 1935), Mikhail (b. 1936) and Sergey (1938–1939).

Vlakhernskoye-Kuzminki

Vlakhernskoye-Kuzminki is an estate formerly belonging to the Stroganov and Golitsyn families of the Russian nobility.

After the marriage of her daughter Anna in 1757 to Prince Mikhail Golitsyn (1731–1804), the property passed to the Golitsyn family.


Aleksandr Mikhailovich Golitsyn

In the meantime Catherine decided to replace Golitsyn as general-in-chief with Pyotr Rumyantsev, who she hoped would act more decisively, but before Rumyantsev's arrival Golitsyn succeeded into drawing the Turkish forces onto favourable ground - under the command of Supreme Vizier Moldavanchi, they attacked Golitsyn's force on 29 August and were defeated, losing up to 7,000 men, around 70 guns and all their baggage.

Battle of Golymin

The Battle of Golymin took place on 26 December 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars at Gołymin, Poland, between around 17,000 Russian soldiers with 28 guns under Prince Golitsyn and 38,000 French soldiers under Marshal Murat.

Battle of Pułtusk

To the north-west, most of the 4th Division commanded by Golitsyn and the 5th Division under Lieutenant General Dmitry Dokhturov fought the Battle of Gołymin on the same day.

At the Battle of Gołymin, Golitsyn successfully held off a superior French force.

Kuzminki

Vlakhernskoye-Kuzminki, a former Stroganov and Golitsyn estate in Moscow


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