Pyotr Vasilyevich Lopukhin
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Portrait of Lopukhin by Stepan Shchukin
Pyotr Vasilyevich Lopukhin (1753, Saint Petersburg – 1827) was a Russian politician. He was president of the Council of Ministers from 1816 to 1827.
Marriage and issue
He married twice:
- Praskovia Ivanovna, née Levshina - their daughter Anna was a mistress of Paul I of Russia.
- Iekaterina, née Shetnevoy (1763–1839).
Life
Educated at home, he was recorded as Life Guards of the Transfiguration Regiment and entered service in 1769.
Preceded by Alexis Kourakine |
Procurator General of the Governing Senate 1798–1799 |
Succeeded by Alexander Andreivitch Beklechov |
Preceded by Gavrila Derzhavin |
Procurator General of the Governing Senate (Minister of Justice of the Russian Empire) 1803–1810 |
Succeeded by Ivan Dmitriev |
Preceded by Nikolay Saltykov |
Chairman of the Russian Council of Ministers 1816–1827 |
Succeeded by Viktor Kochubey |