Vilna Governorate-General (Russian: Литовское генерал-губернаторство, Lithuanian: Vilniaus generalgubernatorija), known as Lithuania Governorate-General before 1830, was a Governorate-General of the Russian Empire from 1794 to 1912. It primarily encompassed the Vilna, Grodno, and Kovno Governorates. Governors General were also commanders of the Vilna Military District. According to the Russian Empire Census, the Governorate-General had 4,754,000 residents in 1897.
Composition
The Governorate-General was established in November 1794 when territories of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania were incorporated into the Russian Empire following the Third Partition of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The core of the Governorate-General was the present-day territory of Lithuania and western Belarus. In 1794–1797, the Governorate-General was composed of two governorates, Vilna Governorate and Slonim Governorate, which were merged into the Lithuania Governorate by Paul I of Russia. After his assassination, the governorate was again divided into Vilna and Grodno Governorates. In 1834, Kovno Governorate was formed from the seven western powiats of the Vilna Governorate.
The Governorate-General temporarily included other territories as well:
- Minsk Governorate (1834–1852, 1862–1870)
- Vitebsk Governorate (1862–1869)
- Mogilev Governorate (1862–1869)
- Four uyezds of Augustów Governorate (1863–1864)
Governors General
| Governor | From | To | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Repnin | November 10, 1794 | December 7, 1798 | 4 years, 27 days |
| Maurice de Lacy | December 7, 1798 | November 6, 1799 | 334 days |
| Ivan Gorich | November 24, 1799 | December 30, 1799 | 36 days |
| Mikhail Kutuzov | December 30, 1799 | July 23, 1801 | 1 year, 205 days |
| Levin August von Bennigsen | July 23, 1801 | October 2, 1806 | 5 years, 71 days |
| Alexander Korsakov | October 17, 1806 | July 15, 1809 | 2 years, 271 days |
| Mikhail Kutuzov | July 15, 1809 | April 29, 1812 | 2 years, 289 days |
| Alexander Korsakov | April 29, 1812 | January 5, 1831 | 18 years, 251 days |
| Matvey Khrapovitsky [ru] | January 5, 1831 | April 4, 1831 | 89 days |
| Nikolay Dolgorukov [ru] | April 4, 1831 | March 30, 1840 | 8 years, 361 days |
| Fedor Mirkovich | April 13, 1840 | March 11, 1850 | 9 years, 332 days |
| Ilya Bibikov [ru] | March 27, 1850 | December 22, 1855 | 5 years, 270 days |
| Vladimir Nazimov [ru] | December 22, 1855 | May 13, 1863 | 7 years, 142 days |
| Mikhail Muravyov-Vilensky | May 13, 1863 | April 29, 1865 | 1 year, 351 days |
| Konstantin von Kaufman | April 29, 1865 | October 21, 1866 | 1 year, 175 days |
| Eduard von Baranoff [ru] | October 21, 1866 | March 15, 1868 | 1 year, 146 days |
| Aleksandr Potapov | March 15, 1868 | August 3, 1874 | 6 years, 141 days |
| Pyotr Albedinsky | August 3, 1874 | May 30, 1880 | 5 years, 301 days |
| Eduard Totleben | May 30, 1880 | July 1, 1884 | 4 years, 32 days |
| Ivan Kakhanov [ru] | September 18, 1884 | January 13, 1893 | 8 years, 117 days |
| Peter Orzhevsky [ru] | January 13, 1893 | April 12, 1897 | 4 years, 89 days |
| Vitaly Trotsky [ru] | December 18, 1897 | May 22, 1901 | 3 years, 155 days |
| Vacant | May 23, 1901 | September 29, 1902 | 1 year, 129 days |
| Pyotr Dmitrievich Sviatopolk-Mirsky | September 30, 1902 | September 8, 1904 | 1 year, 344 days |
| Alexander Frese [ru] | October 25, 1904 | January 1, 1906 | 1 year, 68 days |
| Konstantin Krshivitsky [ru] | January 1, 1906 | March 26, 1909 | 3 years, 84 days |
References
- ^ Mulevičius, Leonas (2014-06-26). "Vilniaus generalgubernatorija". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras.