Nicholas Repnin
Prince Nikolai Vasilyevich Repnin (11 March 1734 N.S.–12 May 1801 N.S.) was an Imperial Russian statesman and general from the Repnin princely family who played a key role in the dissolution of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Read more about Nicholas Repnin: Rule of Poland, Military Career, Declining Years
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