Arkhangelsk governorship

The governorship Arkhangelsk ( Russian Арха́нгельское наме́стничество , transcribed Arkhangelskoje namestnitschestvo , scientific transliteration Archangel'skoe namestničestvo ) was an administrative unit in the northeast of the Russian Empire , which existed from 1784 to 1796.

history

The Arkhangelsk governorship emerged from the Arkhangelsk Oblast , which was part of the Vologda governorship from 1780 to 1784 . By a ukase of Catherine the Great on March 15th, ^July/ March 26, 1784 ^greg.The Arkhangelsk Oblast was split off as an independent administrative unit from the Vologda governorship and became the Arkhangelsk governorship. Administratively, like the previously existing Arkhangelsk Oblast, the governorship was divided into seven Ujesde .

The Arkhangelsk governorship was established on December 1st ^./ December 12th 1796 ^greg.transformed into the Arkhangelsk governorate by an ukase of Paul the First .

Administrative division

The following table shows the administrative structure of the Arkhangelsk governorship in 1784.

Ujesdy	Administrative center of the Ujesd
Arkhangelski ujesd	Arkhangelsk
Kholmogorsky ujesd	Cholmogory
Kolski ujesd	Kola
Mesenski ujesd	Mesen
Oneschski ujesd	Onega
Pineschski ujesd	Pinega
Schenkurski ujesd	Schenkursk

Lieutenants and Governors General

The governorship was administered by a governor, the so-called Namestnik (Russian наме́стник ) and controlled by a governor-general.

Governor

Ivan Romanowitsch Liwen (1784–1796)
Ivan Ilyich Grewens (1796)

Governors General

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Administrative division of the Arkhangelsk governorate from 18.-20. Century ( Memento of the original from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Russian); accessed on October 7, 2015 @1@ 2

↑ List of the Lieutenants and Governors General of the Arkhangelsk Lieutenancy on hrono.ru (Russian); accessed on October 7, 2015

Web links

Administrative division of the Arkhangelsk Governorate from the 18th to the 20th century (Russian)

[rusarchives-1] Administrative division of the Arkhangelsk governorate from 18.-20. Century ( Memento of the original from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Russian); accessed on October 7, 2015 @1@ 2

[2] List of the Lieutenants and Governors General of the Arkhangelsk Lieutenancy on hrono.ru (Russian); accessed on October 7, 2015