Sofya Mikhailovna Vorontsova Biography

Empress Catherine II was baptized by the Empress herself. Count from birth. Freely translated from English into Russian, read and spoke French, studied German, Greek and Latin. The training was accompanied by daily riding, playing chess and exits at sea on a yacht. Father spoke with his son only in Russian. The court rank of the chamberlain corresponded to the rank of Major General.

The Preobrazhensky regiment, with the abandonment in the previous rank. He participated in the Russian-Persian war-years and in the hostilities against the highlanders, consisting of the commander in chief of Paul Dmitrievich Tsitsianov, an outstanding Russian military leader, a student of A. rewarded the troops never climbed along such steep slopes and throat in the snow, but, despite this, fought brutal battles.

As a result of this campaign, Mikhail Semenovich became very ill. He participated in the assault on the Bazardzhik fortress, for the difference in which he was awarded: he was wounded by a bullet in his left thigh and, after the battle, went to the rear for treatment. Going to a cure for the Andreevskoye estate in the Pokrovsky district of the Vladimir province, Vorontsov refused the evacuation of property from his richest house on German street in Moscow, for which the supply was sent from the village.

He ordered to take out the wounded to Andreevskoye on these carts, about 50 wounded generals and officers and smaller ranks were placed there in this way. The count took over the expenses on the wounded, who reached rubles daily. After recovery, each soldier, before sending to the army, was supplied with clothes and 10 rubles. Poznan; From February 29 to April 2, he blocked the cr.

Kustin; May 26, dealt with the French near Leipzig; During the truce, he was appointed into the army of the Swedish Crown Prince and on August 11, was in a battle of Rulesdorf; 16 - commanding the vanguard, participated in the battle of Yutersbok; 22 - near the village of Schmilkendorf; 24 and 25 - near Wittenberg and Dennevitsa; In September, he arranged a crossing on the river.

Elbe and strengthened G. Acheen; On October 6, he was in the general battle under Leipzig and 7 - when taking him. He was awarded the Silver medal “In memory of the Patriotic War of the Year” The military rank: August 30, Paris, granted the Adjutant General, appointed commander of a separate occupation corps in France. He was again appointed commander of the infantry division. Before returning to his homeland, Vorontsov ordered to collect information about the debts to the French officers and soldiers of his corps and paid them from his funds.

And debts were gaining one and a half million rubles. He received this amount by selling a large estate Krugoye, left by him by the will of his aunt - Princess Ekaterina Romanovna Dashkova, the first president of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Having received consent, in February I went to London to my father to get his blessing for marriage. Elizaveta Ksaverevna brought her husband a huge dowry, Vorontsova’s condition almost doubled.

Under him, Odessa expanded, the palace in Alupka and the highway along the southern coast of Crimea was built, vineyards and winemaking, forest breeding and breeding of thin -ore sheep developed. For the first time I built a ship on the Dnieper in his own estate. Under him, a shipping company on the Black Sea got the beginning in the year. He distributed all his huge governor between the employees of the governor's office as a permanent prize.

In the same year he was a member of the Supreme Criminal Court in the case of the Decembrists. Awards: The plague brought from Turkey did not penetrate deep into the Russian Empire in many ways thanks to the energetic measures of Vorontsov. After the classes of Andia, with the greatest difficulties and losses moved to the temporary residence of Shamil - the village of Dargo.

Shamil safely left the village, and the village itself was burned before the approach of the Russian troops. A lagging convoy was destroyed and further retreat led to the loss of most of the detachment. However, an unsuccessful expedition did not undermine the confidence and respect of the sovereign Nikolai Pavlovich to Count Vorontsov. He founded the Caucasian training district and the port city of Yeisk.

He fell ill with a fever, who finally undermined his strength and forced to think about rest. In June, they arrived in Dresden, where Mikhail Semenovich was treated with famous German doctors.

In August-September, the Vorontsovs lived in Holland, but health did not improve. Vorontsov, after which the Vorontsov spouses left for Moscow. At the same time, the metal capsule with the ashes of the prince was opened, and the precious weapon and the orders were stolen. After that, the townspeople secretly reburied the remains of Vorontsov at the Slobodsky cemetery of Odessa.