Alexey Grigoryevich Dolgorukov (; died 1734 in
Beryozov) was a Russian politician and member of the
Supreme Privy Council
The Supreme Privy Council () of Imperial Russia, founded on 19 February 1726 and operative until 1730, originated as a body of advisors to Empress Catherine I.
History
Originally, the council comprised six members— Alexander Menshikov, Fyodor ...
under
Peter II. He is a cousin of
Vasily Lukich Dolgorukov.
Biography
Dolgorukov's birth date is unknown. From 1700 to 1706 he lived in
Warsaw
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and travelled to
Italy
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.
The nobility of his father, Grigory Fyodorovich, and uncle Yakov Fyodorovich, made it quite easy for Alexey to work on different services. In 1713, he became governor of
Smolensk
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First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest cities in Russia. It has been a regional capital for most of ...
, in 1723, he became president of the Main Municipality and in 1726, after an appeal by
Alexander Danilovich Menshikov
Prince Alexander Danilovich Menshikov (; – ) was a Russian statesman, whose official titles included Generalissimo, Prince of the Russian Empire and Duke of Izhora ( Duke of Ingria), Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Duke of Cosel. A highl ...
, was named senator and
hofmeister by
Catherine I
Catherine I Alekseyevna Mikhailova (born Marta Samuilovna Skavronskaya; – ) was the second wife and Empress consort of Peter the Great, whom she succeeded as Emperor of all the Russias, Empress of Russia, ruling from 1725 until her death in 1 ...
. Dolgorukov was the second educator of
Grand Duke
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* in ...
Peter Alexeyevich Romanov.
Under Peter II, Dolgorukov became a member of the Supreme Privy Council.
He tried to recover Peter II's rule while being against Menshikov. Finally, latter was exiled in
Beryozov of the
Tobolsk Governorate.
As he endeavoured to go by Peter II, he distracted him from work, encouraging him in chases and other enjoyments. He often sent him to his manor in the region behind Moscow in Gorenky, where only family members of the Dolgorukovs were near him. Here the 14-year-old Emperor met with one of Alexey's daughters, Ekaterina, who became engaged with Peter II.
After the death of Peter II, he was the only member of the Supreme Privy Council who protested against the accession of
Anna, leading him and his family being exiled to Beryozov, where he died in 1734.
Personal life
His father, Grigory Fyodorovich (1657 – 1723), was house
stolnik
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S ...
of
Peter I. His mother, Praskovya Yuryevna Khilkova, was the daughter of Yuri Yakovlevich Khilkov (1682 – 1730) and Yevdokia Petrovna Neledinskaya. Alexey's children were:
*Ivan (1708 – 1739): favorite of Emperor Peter II, capitally punished. From 1730 was in marriage with countess
Natalya Borisovna Sheremetyeva;
*
Ekaterina
Ekaterina is a Russian feminine given name, and an alternative transliteration of the Russian Yekaterina. Katya and Katyusha are common diminutive forms of Ekaterina. Its Western counterpart is Catherine (Katherine). Notable people with the na ...
(1712 – 1747): fiancée of Emperor Peter II. From 1745 wife of count Alexander Romanovich Bryus (Bruce);
*Nikolay (1713 – 1790): in first marriage with Natalya Sergeyevna Golitsyna (1715 – 1755), in second marriage with Anna Aleksandrovna Bredikhina (1733 – 1808);
*Elena (1715 – 1799): in marriage with knyaz Yuri Yuryevich Dolgorukov (died 1746);
*Anna (died 1758);
*Alexey (1716 – 1792): in first marriage with Yevdokia Grigoryevna Myshetskova from 1756 (died 1760). Perhaps there were two more marriages. Son: Grigory Alekseyevich Dolgorukov;
*Alexander (1717 – 1782): in marriage with Praskovya Kirillovna Matyushkina (1722 – 1760).
References
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External links
Dolgorukov knyazes. First branch
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Alexey Grigoryevich
1734 deaths
Members of the Supreme Privy Council
Year of birth missing