Boris Andreevich Golitsyn

Boris Andreevich Golitsyn (Russian - Борис Андреевич Голицын ; 15 May 1766 - 30 March 1822) was a Russian nobleman, army officer and member of the Golitsyn family.

Life

His parents were Andrei Michailovich Golitsyn (1729-1770) and his wife princess Elizabeta Bisovna Jusupova (1743-1770). He was named after his maternal uncle Boris Grigorievich Jusupov, whilst his paternal uncle was Mikhail Mikhailovich Golitsyn (1675-1730).

He joined the Preobraženski Regiment in 1779 and in 1783 rose to the rank of sub-lieutenant. He fought against the Swedes in 1790 and the Poles in 1794, rising to major general. He was made a marshal to Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia on 28 November 1796 and on 18 March 1798 became a lieutenant general. He transferred to a cavalry regiment on 27 November 1798 before finally retiring on 5 January 1800. He returned to the army later to take part in the 1813 siege of Danzig. He was a close friend of Pyotr Bagration.

Marriage and issue

In 1790 he married princess Ana of Georgia. They had eight children:

• Elizaveta Borisovna (1790-1870), married prince Boris Alekseevich Kurakin, three children;
• Andrei (1791-1861);
• Aleksandr (1792-1865), married Anna Vasilevna Lanskaya, one daughter;
• Nikolai (1794-1866);
• Sofia (1795-1871), married Konstantin Markovich Poltorackij, one son;
• Tatiana (1797—1869), married Aleksandr Michajlovich Potëmkin;
• Aleksandra (1798—1876), married Sergej Ivanovič Meščerskij;
• Irina (1800-1802).

Death

He died from a stroke and was buried at Alexander Nevsky Lavra.