1772 in Russia

none August 2026 in Russia Events from the year 1772 in Russia Incumbents Monarch – Catherine IIhttps://www.britannica.com/biography/Catherine-the-Great Catherine the Great Encyclopædia Britannica 1 August 2026 Events July 2016 The First Partition of Poland - Russia, Prussia, and Austria signed an agreement. Russia annexed Belorussia (Belarus) and parts of Livonia, gaining roughly 36,000 square miles of territory and over 1.3 million new subjects.2026-08-31 Partitions of Poland Summary, Causes, Map, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/event/Partitions-of-Poland 2026-10-12 www.britannica.com en Mogilev Governorate - the governorate was formed Zhivopisets - a weekly magazine The Congress of Focșani (Russo-Turkish War) - Russia entered peace talks with the Ottoman EmpireBritain in Focsani – Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Blogs https://blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/paulbrummell/2017/09/19/britain-in-focsani/ 2026-10-12 blogs.fcdo.gov.uk The Battle of Patras - a Russian imperial naval squadron defeated an Ottoman fleet in the Gulf of Patras Establishment of the Pale of Settlement - Catherine the Great restricted Jewish merchants and citizens to newly annexed western territories and forbidding them from moving into Russia's interior provinces.Pale of Settlement Definition, History, Map, Pogroms, & Catherine the Great Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Pale-of-Settlement 2026-10-12 www.britannica.com en Births July 2016 Mikhail Speransky (12 January 1772 in Cherkutino, Russia) - a Russian statesman and reformer during the reigns of Alexander I and Nicholay I Baron Balthasar von Campenhausen (January 5, 1772) - a Russian statesman, the Governor of Taganrog from 1805 to 1809, Russia's Minister of Internal Affairs in 1823 Pyotr Papkov (1772) - a Russian nobleman and military officer Deaths July 2016 December 26 - Pyotr Saltykov, Russian statesman and a military officer. (born c. 1697/1698/1700) March 21 - Alexander Kokorinov - a Russian architect and educator References 1772 1772 Category:1772 in the Russian Empire Category:Years of the 18th century in the Russian Empire Category:1772 by country