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Ivan Trubetskoy

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Ivan Trubetskoy

PrinceIvan Yurievich Trubetskoy(Russian:Иван Юрьевич Трубецкой;28 June 1667 – 27 January 1750 inAleksandr Nevsky Monastery) was aRussian Field Marshal,promoted in 1728.[1]Son ofYuriy Trubetskoy,as a member of theHouse of Trubetskoy,he was a member of the inner circle of TsarPeter I of Russiaof theHouse of Romanov.[2]Made aboyarin 1692, Trubetskoy commanded part of the Russian fleet during theAzov campaignsin 1696.[3]In 1699, he was named governor ofNovgorod.[3]Trubetskoy ordered surrender during theBattle of Narvain 1700.[3]He was captured and held prisoner in Sweden until exchanged in 1718.[1]At the moment of death he remain the last livingboyarin Russia. Elisabeth made him member of the renewed Senate.[citation needed]

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  1. ^abSchimmelpenninck 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.ISBN0-521-81988-1.
  2. ^Hughes, Lindsey (2004).Peter the Great: A Biography.Yale University Press. pp. 146, 176.ISBN0-300-10300-X.
  3. ^abcBushkovitch, Paul (2001).Peter the Great: The Struggle for Power, 1671–1725.Cambridge University Press. p. 225.ISBN0-521-80585-6.