Georgy Gruzinsky | |
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Born | 2 November 1762 |
Died | 15 May 1852 | (aged 89)
Burial | Church of Lyskovo |
Spouse | Varvara Bakhmetyeva |
Issue | Anna Gruzinsky Tolstaya |
Dynasty | Bagrationi dynasty |
Father | Alexander Gruzinsky |
Mother | Daria Menshikova |
Religion | Georgian Orthodox Church |
Prince Georgy Aleksandrovich Gruzinsky (Russian: Георгий Александрович Грузинский; 2 November 1762 – 15 May 1852) was a Russian nobleman of royal Georgian descent. An influential landowner and official in Nizhny Novgorod, he was known for his authoritarian rule over his estates as well as charity.[1] During Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812, he raised a local militia force to fight the French.