Ivan Trubetskoy

Ivan Trubetskoy
Иван Трубецкой
Governor of Moscow
In office
23 May 1739 – 23 December 1739
Preceded byIvan Baryatinsky
Succeeded byKarl Biron
Personal details
Born1652
Moscow, Russia
Died12 February 1700
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Resting placeAlexander Nevsky Lavra
ParentYuriy Trubetskoy
AwardsOrder of St. Andrew
Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
Military service
Allegiance Russia
Years of service1680–1700
RankField Marshal

Prince Ivan Yurievich Trubetskoy (Russian: Иван Юрьевич Трубецкой; 28 June 1667 – 27 January 1750) was a Russian field marshal, promoted in 1728.[1] The son of Yuriy Trubetskoy, as a member of the House of Trubetskoy, he was a member of the inner circle of Tsar Peter I of Russia of the House of Romanov.[2] Made a boyar in 1692, Trubetskoy commanded part of the Russian fleet during the Azov campaigns in 1696.[3] In 1699, he was named governor of Novgorod.[3] Trubetskoy ordered surrender during the Battle of Narva in 1700.[3] He was captured and held prisoner in Sweden until exchanged in 1718.[1] At the moment of death he remain the last living boyar in Russia. Elisabeth made him member of the renewed Senate.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b Schimmelpenninck van der Oye, David; Bruce Menning (2004). Reforming the Tsar's Army: Military Innovation in Imperial Russia from Peter the Great to the Revolution. Cambridge University Press. p. 263. ISBN 0-521-81988-1.
  2. ^ Hughes, Lindsey (2004). Peter the Great: A Biography. Yale University Press. pp. 146, 176. ISBN 0-300-10300-X.
  3. ^ a b c Bushkovitch, Paul (2001). Peter the Great: The Struggle for Power, 1671–1725. Cambridge University Press. p. 225. ISBN 0-521-80585-6.


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