Coat of arms of the Zubov family

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Zubov (Зу́бов) was a Russian noble family which rised to the highest offices of state in the 1790s, when Platon Zubov succeeded Count Orlov and Prince Potemkin as the official favourite of Catherine II of Russia. Image File history File links Zubov_coat_of_arms. ... Image File history File links Zubov_coat_of_arms. ... Zubov is a Russian surname that originated from the word Zub (tooth) For the members of a family of Russian nobility including Nikolay Vasilievich Zubov (1699-1786), Alexander Nikolayevich Zubov (1727-1795), Prince Platon Zubov or von Zuboff (1767-1822), Count Valerian Zubov (1771-1804), Nicholas Zubov (1763-1805) and... Events and Trends French Revolution ( 1789 - 1799). ... Count Grigory Orlov Orlov is the name of a Russian noble family which produced several distinguished statesmen, diplomatists and soldiers. ... His Serene Highness Prince Potemkin of Tauride Knyaz Grigori Alexandrovich Potyomkin (Potemkin) (Russian: Григо́рий Алекса́ндрович Потёмкин) (September 13, 1739 (NS: September 24) – October 5, 1791 (NS: October 16)) was a Russian general-field marshal, statesman, and favorite of Catherine II the Great. ... Catherine II of Russia Catherine the Great (April 21, 1729—November 6, 1796 (O.S.)), born Sophie Augusta Fredericka of Anhalt-Zerbst, reigned as Empress of Russia from June 28, 1762 until her death. ...

Origin

The Zubovs were an ancient family of good standing, first noticed in the service of Muscovite dukes in the 15th century. Nikolay Vasilievich Zubov (1699-1786) served in the Collegium of Economics, and his son Alexander Nikolayevich Zubov (1727-1795) was reputed to have enriched himself serving as a vice-governor of Vladimir. He had three daughters and four sons, of which three - Nicholas, Platon, and Valerian - were made counts by Catherine the Great. Population 315,954 (2002) Time zone Moscow (MSK/MSD), UTC +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD) Latitude/Longitude 56°09´N 40°25´E Vladimir (Russian: ) is a city in Russia, an administrative center of Vladimir Oblast. ... Look up Count in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Countess redirects here. ... Catherine II (Екатерина II Алексеевна: Yekaterína II Alekséyevna, April 21, 1729 - November 6, 1796), born Sophie Augusta Fredericka, known as Catherine the Great, reigned as empress of Russia from June 28, 1762, to her death on November 6, 1796. ...

Prince Platon Zubov

Platon Alexandrovich Zubov, or von Zuboff, as he preferred to call himself, the third son of his parents, was born in 1767. It was through his distant relative, the Field Marshal Nicholas Saltykov, that he met the Empress. Saltykov presented the young and handsome officer to the court on the understanding that he would help Saltykov in his feud with Catherine's long-standing favourite, Prince Potemkin. Image File history File links Lampizubov. ... 1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... His Serene Highness Prince Potemkin of Tauride Knyaz Grigori Alexandrovich Potyomkin (Potemkin) (Russian: Григо́рий Алекса́ндрович Потёмкин) (September 13, 1739 (NS: September 24) – October 5, 1791 (NS: October 16)) was a Russian general-field marshal, statesman, and favorite of Catherine II the Great. ...

In August of 1789, Catherine wrote to Potemkin that she returned to life after a long winter slumber "as a fly does". "Now I am well and gay again," she added, telling about her new friend, "a dark, little one". "Our baby," as she called him, "weeps when denied the entry into my room," Catherine informed Potemkin in the next letter. As young minions succeeded each other monthly in Catherine's heart, Potemkin didn't attach much importance to her new liaison. Catherine was over 60, Zubov was just 22. The old courtier couldn't believe that their connection would last for an extended period of time. Image File history File links Platon_Zubov. ... August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Zubov, however, contrived to establish a strong hold of Catherine's affections and character. In 7 years, he was made a Count and then a Reichsfurst, or Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, becoming the fourth (and last) Russian to receive the title. Upon Potemkin's death, he succeeded him as the Governor-General of New Russia. As Fyodor Rostopchin reported to Semyon Vorontsov on August 20, 1795, "Count Zubov is everything here. There is no other will but his. His power is greater than that of Potemkin. He is as reckless and incapable as before, although the Empress keeps repeating that he is the greatest genius the history of Russia has known". Fürst (plural Fürsten) is a German title of nobility, usually translated into English as Prince. The female form is Fürstin (plural Fürstinnen). ... This page is about the Germanic empire. ... Novorossiya (Russian: , literally New Russia) is a historic area now mostly located in southern Ukraine, and partially in southern Russia. ... Count Fyodor Vasilievich Rostopchin (Фёдор Васильевич Ростопчин in Russian) (3. ... Semyon Romanovich Vorontsov (Семён Романович Воронцов in Russian) (1744 - 1832) was a Russian diplomat and brother of Alexander Romanovich Vorontsov and Ekaterina Dashkova. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Zubov's apartments in Tsarskoe Selo stand next door to the Catherine Palace of the Empress.

During his years in power, Zubov amassed an enormous fortune. The Empress conferred on him tens of thousands of serfs, while simultaneously the courtiers rivalled each other in lavishing the most extravagant presents on him. In the last year of Catherine's reign even most trivial matters came to be decided on Zubov's advice. Crowds of petitioners thronged in his bedroom every morning, trying desperately to attract the attention of his pet monkey if not himself. The old generals prepared coffee for him. Zubov's secretaries enriched themselves on bribes from petitioners. They were all singularly incompetent in affairs of state, but at least one of them, the Spaniard Jose de Ribas, is still remembered - as the founder of Odessa. Image File history File links Premazzi. ... Image File history File links Premazzi. ... Tsarskoye Selo (Царское Село in Russian, may be translated as “Tsar’s Village”), a former residence of the royal families and visiting nobility 24 km south of St. ... This article is actively undergoing a major edit for a short while. ... José de Ribas (June 6, 1749 in Naples — December 14 [O.S. December 2] 1800 in Saint Petersburg) known in Russia as Osip (Iosif) Mikhailovich Deribas (Осип (Иосиф) Михайлович Дерибас) was a Russian admiral of Spanish origin. ... The geographical situation of Odessa city and province within Ukraine Odessa (Ukrainian: Одеса, Odesa; Russian: ) is a city in southwestern Ukraine, a major port on the Black Sea, and the administrative centre of the countrys Odessa Oblast. ...

Zubov's character was capricious and unstable. He patronized Suvorov and Fonvizin, and yet he is thought to have instigated the persecution of Radischev and Novikov. To the heir apparent, Tsesarevich Paul, he paid no respect whatsoever. Unsurprisingly, Catherine's death all but brought him to the verge of madness. For ten days, he concealed himself in the house of his sister Olga. On the 11th day, he was visited by Emperor Paul who drank to his health and wished him "as many years of prosperity as there are drops in this beaker". Nevertheless, he was stripped of his estates, relieved of all his posts and was strongly advised to go abroad. Monument to Suvorov as youthful Mars, the Roman god of war (1801). ... Denis Fonvizin (1744?–92). ... Portrait and signature of Alexander Radishchev Aleksandr Nikolaevich Radishchev (Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Ради́щев) (September 2, 1749 – September 24, 1802) was a Russian author and social critic who was arrested and exiled under... Portrait of Nikolay Novikov, by Dmitry Levitzky. ... Paul I of Russia Paul I of Russia (Russian: Pavel Petrovich, Павел I Петрович) (October 1, 1754 - March 23, 1801) was an Emperor (Tsar) of Russia (1796 - 1801). ... Paul I of Russia Paul I of Russia (Russian: Pavel Petrovich, Павел I Петрович) (October 1, 1754 - March 23, 1801) was an Emperor (Tsar) of Russia (1796 - 1801). ...

Count Valerian Zubov of Derbent

During Paul's reign, Zubov travelled in Europe, where he was shown as a curiosity. In Teplitz he fell in love with the Countess de la Roche-Aimont, then proposed to the Princess of Courland but was refused. Following one obscure duel, in which he ignominously refused to take part and which resulted in his aide's killing Louis XVI's cousin, Chevalier de Saxe, Zubov withdrew to his Rastrelliesque Rundale Palace in Courland, formerly the seat of the Biron ducal dynasty. He ended his days living in total seclusion and exploiting his serfs mercilessly. His young widow, Thekla Walentinowicz, a local landowner's daughter, remarried Count Shuvalov, thus bringing the vast Zubov estates into the Shuvalov family. Image File history File links Valyazubov. ... Image File history File links Valyazubov. ... Teplice (German: Teplitz) is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Usti nad Labem Region of Bohemia. ... Courland (Latvian: Kurzeme, German: Kurland, Polish: Kurlandia, Latin: Curonia / Couronia) is a historical Baltic province now part of Latvia. ... A duel or duel of honour is a formalised type of armed combat in which two individuals participate. ... Louis XVI (August 23, 1754, Versailles – January 21, 1793, Paris) was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then King of the French from 1791 to 1793. ... Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli (1700-71) was the most important baroque architect working in Russia. ... Courland (Latvian: Kurzeme, German: Kurland, Polish: Kurlandia, Latin: Curonia / Couronia) is a historical Baltic province now part of Latvia. ... Biron is the name of several communes in France: Biron, in the Charente-Maritime département Biron, in the Dordogne département Biron, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Pyotr Shuvalov Count Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov (граф Пётр Андреевич Шувалов) (1827 - 1889), was a Russian statesman and a counselor to Tsar Alexander II. Referring to his reactionary policies, his more liberal opponents sometimes called him Arakcheev II. Biography Pyotr Shuvalov came from a Russian family which rose to distinction in the person Peter Ivanovich...

Count Valerian Zubov

Platon's younger brother Valerian Zubov (1771-1804) was reputed by contemporaries as "the handsomest man in Russia". The legend has it that Catherine flirted with him, secretly from his brother. During her reign he was much lionized as a military hero of incredible valor. He was appointed General-Major and sent against the rebels in Poland, where he was said to treat both the Polish noblemen and their wives brazenly and "in the most lowly manner". During this stay in Poland, he married Countess Potocka and lost his leg in a toy battle.

Several months before Catherine's death, 24-year-old Valerian was invited to take charge of the army heading for Persia. Of this chimerical venture, engineered by both Zubov brothers and aiming at the conquest of all Asia up to Tibet, there came nothing good. Valerian managed little beyond taking Derbent and was recalled to Russia in disgrace. His return, however, occasioned a superb ode by Derzhavin, meditating on the fleeting nature of fortune and success. For other uses of this term see: Persia (disambiguation) The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, pinyin: XÄ«zàng or 藏区 ZàngqÅ« [the two names are used with different connotations; see Name section below]) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... Darband is built around a Sassanid fortress, the only one preserved in the world. ... Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin (Гаврила Романович Державин, 1743 – 1816) was the greatest Russian poet before Alexander Pushkin. ...

Zubovs under Paul and Alexander I

Olga Zherebtsova, nee Zubova in the 1780s.

Platon's elder brothers, Nicholas (1763-1805) and Dmitry (1764-1836), were made generals when their family was still in power. Nicholas served in Suvorov's army, supported the Field Marshal in his intrigues against Potemkin and married his only daughter, the illustrious Suvorochka (1775-1844). Their line continues up to the present. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (560x732, 20 KB) Summary Jean-Louis Voille. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (560x732, 20 KB) Summary Jean-Louis Voille. ... Monument to Suvorov as youthful Mars, the Roman god of war (1801). ...

Nicholas Zubov was involved in the conspiracy leading to the assassination of Emperor Paul, of which his sister Olga Zherebtsova (1766-1849) was said to be a guiding spirit. Count Pahlen and other conspirators met and discussed their plans in her house. Some maintain that she appropiated the funds the British government passed through her to the conspirators. She fled from Alexander I's ire to England where she became a mistress of Prince Regent and gave birth to a natural son, named George Nord, after his purported royal father. Paul I of Russia Paul I of Russia (Russian: Pavel Petrovich, Павел I Петрович) (October 1, 1754 - March 23, 1801) was an Emperor (Tsar) of Russia (1796 - 1801). ... Count Peter Alekseyevich Pahlen Count Peter Alekseyevich Pahlen (Russian: Пётр Алексеевич Пален; German: Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen) (1745—1826) was a Russian courtier who played a signal role in the assassination of Emperor Paul. ... Aleksander Pavlovich Romanov or Tsar Alexander I (The Blessed), (Russian: Александр I Павлович) (December 23, 1777–December 1, 1825), was Emperor of Russia from March 23, 1801–December 1, 1825 and King of Poland from 1815–1825. ... Prince Regent (or Prince Regnant, as a direct borrowing from French language) is a prince who rules a country instead of a sovereign, e. ...

In the declining years of her life, Platon's sister returned to the Russian capital, where she attempted to influence contemporary politics through her son-in-law, Prince Aleksey Orlov. In the 1840s, she got acquainted with Alexander Herzen, who would recall her character and opinions with admiration in his memoirs "My Past and Thoughts": Aleksey Orlov, also transliterated as Aleksei Orlov or Alexei Orlov. ... Alexander Herzen in 1867 Aleksandr Ivanovich Herzen (Алекса́ндр Ива́нович Ге́рцен) (April 6 [O.S. 25 March] 1812 in Moscow - January 21 [O.S. 9 January] 1870 in Paris) was a major Russian pro-Western writer and thinker known as the father of Russian socialism. He is held responsible for creating a political climate...

"Like a tree in winter, she maintained the linear outline of her boughs after the leaves had fallen off and the scraggy bare branches had been pinched with cold, all the more clearly demonstrating her magnificent stature, her daring bulk, and the trunk, though white with frost, still stalking lordly and sulkily and braving every tempest and gust".