Wassili Wassiljewitsch Golitsyn

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Wassili Wassiljewitsch Golitsyn

Wassili Wassiljewitsch Golitsyn ( Russian Василий Васильевич Голицын ; * around 1644 in Moscow , † April 21, 1714 in Pinega ) was a leading politician in Russia and lover of Tsarina Sofia .

biography

Vasily Golitsyn came from the influential Russian noble family Golitsyn . He was the son of Prince Vasily Andreevich Golitsyn (1618-1652) and his wife Princess Tatiana Ivanovna Romodanovskaya.

Boyar since 1676 , he probably learned 1682 on Fjodor III's deathbed . know his sister Sofia, who had been brought from the monastery to look after him. In the following years Golitsyn became her lover. After Sofia seized power, the rich and cultivated Golitsyn rose to the office of embassy prikas . During the Strelitzenunruhen 1682 he accompanied the Empress to Kolomenskoye , Worobjowo , Pawlowskoje , Kliabowo and Wosdwischenskoje and supported them in consolidating their power, and he proved to be a capable politician. He lived in a splendidly furnished house and received foreign diplomats. His wife, Countess Hamilton, was in the monastery at the time.

In 1684, Golitsyn signed the treaty of alliance with Poland and Austria , which gave Russia territories. Although he refused, the Tsarina gave him supreme command in the coming Turkish war. Advised by Patrick Gordon , an army under his command marched from the Ukraine . However, after the Tatars set fire to the steppes, they moved back to Russia. Despite the defeat of the Crimean campaign , Golitsyn was rewarded by the tsarina with 1,500 peasants. As a scapegoat for the defeat, the Saporogenhetman Ivan Samoylowytsch was accused of treason and banished. Another campaign against the Turks in 1689 under the command of Golitsyn failed before Perekop, as he entered into negotiations with the enemy, which were unsuccessful. Despite her affair with Shaklovityj, Sofia again rewarded him richly.

In 1686 Golitsyn was the negotiator for the Eternal Peace between Poland-Lithuania and Russia .

Shortly afterwards, Golitsyn signed the Treaty of Nerchinsk, which pushed the Russian border to the Amur . In the dispute between Peter and Sofia, his cousin Boris brought the news to the Tsar that Sofia wanted to get rid of him. Peter refused to see Vasily after another conflict. After most of the Russian troops passed to Peter and Sofias was deposed, Golitsyn was only exiled and not executed, probably thanks to his cousin Boris. He was unable to realize his plans, which included improving the administration, restructuring the finances and reorganizing the school and military system.

progeny

The prince was married twice. First with Princess Feodosia Vasilyevna Dolgorukaya, then in second marriage with Eudoxia Ivanovna Streschnewa. He had the following children from his second marriage:

  • Alexei (1665–1740) ∞ Maria Kwaschnina
  • Irina (1671–1701) ∞ Prince Juri Odojewski (1672–1722)
  • Eudoxia (* 1676) ∞ Boris Zmejew
  • Michael (* 1689; † before 1726) ∞ Tatiana Nejelowa

Golitsyn in literature

In Tolstoy's "Peter the Great", Vasily Golitsyn appears in the first volume as the lover of Sofia. Among other things, he is portrayed as feminized and incapable of war acts.

literature

personal data
SURNAME Golitsyn, Wassili Wassiljewitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Голицын, Василий Васильевич (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian politician
DATE OF BIRTH around 1644
PLACE OF BIRTH Moscow
DATE OF DEATH April 21, 1714
Place of death Pinega