Tver Viceroyalty () was an administrative-territorial unit (''

namestnichestvo A viceroy () is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix ''vice-'', meaning "in the place of" and the Anglo-Norman ''roy'' (Old Frenc ...

'') of the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...

, which existed from 1775 until 1796. Its seat was in

Tver Tver (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa rivers. Tver is located northwest of Moscow. Population: The city is ...

. In 1796, it was transformed to

Tver Governorate Tver Governorate () was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, Russian SFSR, which existed from 1796 until 1929. Its seat was in Tver. The governorate was lo ...

. The area of the viceroyalty is currently split between

and

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast (, , informally known as , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). With a population of 8,524,665 (Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census) living in an area of , it is one of the most densely populate ...

s. Minor parts of Tver Viceroyalty also currently belong to

Yaroslavl Yaroslavl (; , ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl rivers. ...

and

Novgorod Oblast Novgorod Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, including Veliky Novgorod and Staraya Russa, are located in the oblast. The historic m ...

History

In the 18th century, the areas which were later occupied by Tver Governorate were split between

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

and

Novgorod Governorate Novgorod Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR, which existed from 1727 to 1776 and from 1796 to 1927. Its administrative cent ...

s. On 25 November 1775 Tver Viceroyalty was established with the administrative center in Tver. It included Tver Province and Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd of Novgorod Governorage, as well as Uglich Province and some minor areas, including Vesyegonsk, of Moscow Governorate. At the time of the formation of the viceroyalty, it was subdivided into 12 uyezds: *

Bezhetsky Uyezd Bezhetsky Uyezd (''Бежецкий уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. Its capital was Bezhetsk. Bezhetsky Uyezd was situated in the eastern part of the governorate (in the eastern part of the pre ...

(the administrative center in the town of

Bezhetsk Bezhetsk () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Bezhetsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Mologa River at its confluence with the Ostrechina. Population: 20,618 (2024). It was pr ...

); * Kalyazinsky Uyezd ( Kalyazin); * Kashinsky Uyezd ( Kashin); * Krasnokholmsky Uyezd ( Krasny Kholm); * Novotorzhsky Uyezd (

Torzhok Torzhok () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Tvertsa River along the federal highway M10 highway (Russia), M10 and a branch of the Oktyabrskaya Railway division of the Russian Railways. The ...

); * Ostashkovsky Uyezd (

Ostashkov Ostashkov () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Ostashkovsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, on a peninsula at the southern shore of Lake Seliger, west of Tver, the administrative center of the ...

); *

Rzhevsky Uyezd Rzhevsky Uyezd (''Ржевский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Rzhev. Demographics At the time of ...

(

Rzhev Rzhev ( rus, Ржев, p=ˈrʐɛf) is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located southwest of Staritsa and from Tver, on the highway and railway connecting Moscow and Riga. It is the uppermost town situated on the Volga River. Population: Hist ...

); *

Staritsky Uyezd Staritsky Uyezd (''Старицкий уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southcentral part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Staritsa. Demographics At the ti ...

(

Staritsa Staritsa () is the name of several types of inhabited localities in Russia, inhabited localities in Russia. Modern localities ;Urban localities *Staritsa (town), Tver Oblast, a town in Staritsky District of Tver Oblast ;Rural localities *Staritsa ...

); * Tverskoy Uyezd (Tver); * Vesyegonsky Uyezd ( Vesyegonsk); * Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd ( Vyshny Volochyok); * Zubtsovsky Uyezd (

Zubtsov Zubtsov () is a town and the administrative center of Zubtsovsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Volga and Vazuza Rivers, south of Tver, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,100 (1998 est.) ...

). In 1781, Korcheva was granted town status, and Korchevskoy Uyezd was established. On 12 December 1796 the viceroyalty was transformed into

. The area was unchanged, but the division into uyezds was modified.

Governors

The administration of the viceroyalty was performed by a ''

namestnik A viceroy () is an official who reigns over a polity in the name of and as the representative of the monarch of the territory. The term derives from the Latin prefix ''vice-'', meaning "in the place of" and the Anglo-Norman ''roy'' (Old Frenc ...

'' (vice-roy), who was based in Novgorod, and controlled by a governor general. The governors of Tver Viceroyalty were * 1778-1781 Yakov Yefimovich Sivers (Jacob Sievers); * 1783-1784 Yakov Ivanovich Bryus; * 1785-1795 Nikolay Petrovich Arkharov. The namestniks were * 1776 Mikhail Nikitovich Krechetnikov; * 1777-1783 Timofey Ivanovich Tutolmin; * 1783-1784 Pyotr Vasilyevich Lopukhin; * 1784-1793 Grigory Mikhaylovich Osipov; * 1793-1796 Alexander Vasilyevich Polikarpov.

References

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