Vilna Governorate-General
Vilna Governorate-General (
Russian Empire Census, the Governorate-General had 4,754,000 residents in 1897.[1]
Composition
The Governorate-General was established in November 1794 when territories of the
Slonim Governorate, which were merged into the Lithuania Governorate by Paul I of Russia. After his assassination, the governorate was again divided into Vilna and Grodno Governorates. In 1834, Kovno Governorate was formed from the seven western powiats of the Vilna Governorate.[1]
The Governorate-General temporarily included other territories as well:[1]
- Minsk Governorate (1834–1852, 1862–1870)
- Vitebsk Governorate (1862–1869)
- Mogilev Governorate (1862–1869)
- Four uyezds of Augustów Governorate (1863–1864)
Governors General
| Governor[1] | From | To | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
Nicholas Repnin |
November 10, 1794 | December 7, 1798 | 4 years, 27 days |
Maurice de Lacy |
December 7, 1798 | November 6, 1799 | 334 days |
| Ivan Gorich | November 24, 1799 | December 30, 1799 | 36 days |
| Mikhail Kutuzov | December 30, 1799 | July 23, 1801 | 1 year, 205 days |
| Levin August von Bennigsen | July 23, 1801 | October 2, 1806 | 5 years, 71 days |
| Alexander Korsakov | October 17, 1806 | July 15, 1809 | 2 years, 271 days |
| Mikhail Kutuzov | July 15, 1809 | April 29, 1812 | 2 years, 289 days |
| Alexander Korsakov | April 29, 1812 | January 5, 1831 | 18 years, 251 days |
| Matvey Khrapovitsky | January 5, 1831 | April 4, 1831 | 89 days |
| Nikolay Dolgorukov | April 4, 1831 | March 30, 1840 | 8 years, 361 days |
| Fedor Mirkovich | April 13, 1840 | March 11, 1850 | 9 years, 332 days |
| Ilya Bibikov | March 27, 1850 | December 22, 1855 | 5 years, 270 days |
| Vladimir Nazimov | December 22, 1855 | May 13, 1863 | 7 years, 142 days |
| Mikhail Muravyov-Vilensky | May 13, 1863 | April 29, 1865 | 1 year, 351 days |
Konstantin von Kaufman |
April 29, 1865 | October 21, 1866 | 1 year, 175 days |
| Eduard von Baranoff | October 21, 1866 | March 15, 1868 | 1 year, 146 days |
| Aleksandr Potapov | March 15, 1868 | August 3, 1874 | 6 years, 141 days |
| Pyotr Albedinsky | August 3, 1874 | May 30, 1880 | 5 years, 301 days |
| Eduard Totleben | May 30, 1880 | July 1, 1884 | 4 years, 32 days |
| Ivan Kakhanov | September 18, 1884 | January 13, 1893 | 8 years, 117 days |
| Peter Orzhevsky | January 13, 1893 | April 12, 1897 | 4 years, 89 days |
| Vitaly Trotsky | December 18, 1897 | May 22, 1901 | 3 years, 155 days |
| Vacant | May 23, 1901 | September 29, 1902 | 1 year, 129 days |
Pyotr Dmitrievich Sviatopolk-Mirsky |
September 30, 1902 | September 8, 1904 | 1 year, 344 days |
| Alexander Frese | October 25, 1904 | January 1, 1906 | 1 year, 68 days |
| Konstantin Krshivitsky | January 1, 1906 | March 26, 1909 | 3 years, 84 days |
References
- ^ a b c d Mulevičius, Leonas (2014-06-26). "Vilniaus generalgubernatorija". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras.
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