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1739 – 1791Grigory Potemkin (1739-1791)Died 16 October 1791, aged 52Russian military commander and statesman who served as Empress Catherine the Great's most trusted adviser and, for a time, her lover. He directed the annexation and colonization of Crimea and New Russia, founding cities including Sevastopol and Kherson. He died near Iasi while negotiating the peace that ended the Russo-Turkish War.