Alexander Samoylov

Portrait of Count Alexander Samoylov
Portrait of Alexander Samoylov by Johann Baptist von Lampi the Elder (Hermitage)

Count Alexander Nikolayevich Samoylov (Russian: Александр Николаевич Самойлов; 1744 – 1 November 1814) was a Russian general and statesman. He distinguished himself in the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792 and was Prosecutor General of the Russian Empire.

Grigory Potemkin was his relative.


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