SUVOROV, ALEKSANDR VASILYEVICH, GRAF (COUNT) ...


Meaning of SUVOROV, ALEKSANDR VASILYEVICH, GRAF (COUNT) ... in English

(Imperial Count) born Nov. 24 [Nov. 13, old style], 1729, Moscow died May 18 [May 6, O.S.], 1800, St. Petersburg, Russia Russian military commander notable for his achievements in the Russo-Turkish War of 178791 and in the French Revolutionary Wars. In 1789 he was created a Russian count and a count of the Holy Roman Empire; in 1799 he was created a Russian prince.

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