Pyotr Vasilyevich Lopukhin
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Pyotr Vasilyevich Lopukhin (1753, Saint Petersburg
- 1827) was a Russia
n politician
. He was president of the Council of Ministers from 1816 to 1827.
of the Transfiguration Regiment
and entered service in 1769.
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
- 1827) was a Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
. He was president of the Council of Ministers from 1816 to 1827.
Marriage and issue
He married twice:- Praskovia Ivanovna, née Levshina - their daughter AnnaAnna LopukhinaCountess Anna Petrovna Lopukhina was a mistress of Emperor Paul of Russia.She was the daughter of Pyotr Vasilyevich Lopukhin, from one of the oldest families of Russian nobility, which owed its distinction to Eudoxia Lopukhina's marriage to Peter the Great and of which the unfortunate Natalia...
was a mistress of Paul I of RussiaPaul I of RussiaPaul I was the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801. He also was the 72nd Prince and Grand Master of the Order of Malta .-Childhood:...
. - Iekaterina, née Shetnevoy (1763–1839).
Life
Educated at home, he was recorded as Life GuardsLife Guards
Life Guards may refer to several military regiments:*Life Guards *Life Guards *Russian Imperial Guard*Garde du Corps , during the Ancien Régime...
of the Transfiguration Regiment
Preobrazhensky regiment
The Preobrazhensky Regiment was one of the oldest and elite regiments of the Russian army. Along with the Semenovsky regiment also served as a gendarmie unit for the state Secret Chancellery in the 18th century, headed by the Prince Fyodor Romodanovsky.It was formed by Peter the Great in the late...
and entered service in 1769.