Count Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov Граф Михаил Тариелович Лорис-Меликов Միքայել Լոռու-Մելիքյան | |
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 An 1888 portrait of Loris-Melikov by Ivan Aivazovsky. | |
| Interior Minister of the Russian Empire | |
| In office 6 August 1880 – 4 May 1881 | |
| Monarchs | Alexander II Alexander III |
| Preceded by | Lev Makov |
| Succeeded by | Nikolay Ignatyev |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1824 Tiflis, Georgia Governorate, Caucasus Viceroyalty, Russian Empire (now Tbilisi, Georgia) |
| Died | 24 December 1888 (aged 64) Nice, France |
| Resting place | St. Kevork Armenian Apostolic Church, Tbilisi, Georgia |
| Spouse | Princess Nina Ivanovna Argutinska-Dolgorukova |
| Awards | Order of Saint Anna, Order of Saint Vladimir, Order of Saint Stanislaus, Order of the White Eagle |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire |
| Branch/service | Imperial Russian Army Cavalry |
| Rank | General of the Cavalry & Adjutant general |
| Unit | IX Russian Army Corps |
| Battles/wars | |
Count Mikhail Tarielovich Loris-Melikov (Russian: Граф Михаил Тариелович Лорис-Меликов, Armenian: Միքայել Լոռու-Մելիքյան; October 21 [O.S. November 2] 1824 – 24 December 1888) was a Russian-Armenian statesman, General of the Cavalry, and Adjutant General of H. I. M. Retinue.
The Princes of Lori - Loris-Melikovs are the representatives of an old noble family whose ancestors in the 14th century owned the town of Lori and the province of the same name. They belonged to the top aristocratic society of Georgia. In Russian nobility the princely family of the Loris-Melikovs was approved in 1832.