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.
Life
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, while his paternal uncle was Mikhail Mikhailovich Golitsyn (1675-1730).
He joined the Preobraženski Regiment in 1779. Four years later, he 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.
Marriage and issue
In 1790 he married princess Ana of Georgia. They had eight children:
- Elizaveta Borisovna (1790-1870), married prince Boris Alekseevich Kurakin, three children;
- Andrei (1791-1861);
- Aleksandr (1792-1865), married Anna Vasilevna Lanskaya, one daughter;
- Nikolai (1794-1866);
- Sofia (1795-1871), married Konstantin Markovich Poltorackij, one son;
- Tatiana (1797—1869), married Aleksandr Michajlovich Potëmkin;
- Aleksandra (1798—1876), married Sergej Ivanovič Meščerskij;
- Irina (1800-1802).
Death
He died from a stroke, aged 55, and was buried at Saint Alexander Nevsky Monastery.
Sources
- Долгоруков И. М. Капище моего сердца, или Словарь всех тех лиц, с какими я был в разных отношениях в течение моей жизни.-М., 1997.