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Yekaterinoslav Viceroyalty

Yekaterinoslav Viceroyalty
Екатеринославское наместничество
Viceroyalty of Russian Empire
1783–1796
Coat of arms of Yekaterinoslav
Coat of arms

Map of 1792
CapitalKremenchug (1783), Yekaterinoslav (1789-1796)
History 
• Established
26 March 1783
• Disestablished
31 December 1796
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Novorossiya Governorate
Azov Governorate
Don Host Oblast
Novorossiya Governorate
Yekaterinoslav Governorate
Today part ofUkraine
Russia

The Yekaterinoslav Viceroyalty[a] was an administrative-territorial unit (namestnichestvo) of the Russian Empire, which was created on 26 March 1783 by merging Novorossiya Governorate and Azov Governorate. On 31 December 1796, it was incorporated into re-established Novorossiya Governorate.

Composition

The Viceroyalty was divided into counties known as uyezds. There were around 15 counties.

Former Novorossiysk Governorate

  • Poltava Province
    • Kremenchuk county (capital)
    • Kobelyaki county (previously Novye Sanzhary county)
    • Poltava county
  • Yelizavetgrad Province
    • Yelizavetgrad county
    • Olviopol county (previously Yekaterinine county)
    • Petrikovka county (previously Kryukov county)
  • Nikopol Province (previously Slaviansk Province)
    • Krivoy Rog county (previously Ingul county)
    • Nikopol county (previously Slaviansk county)
    • Novye Kodaki county (previously Saksangan county)
  • Kherson Province
    • Kazykermen county
    • Novopavlovka county
    • Kherson county

Former Azov Governorate (II)

  • Bakhmut county
  • Aleksandrovsk county (New Dnieper fortification line and portion of Kalmius Palatinate)
  • Yekaterinine county (Samar Palatinate)
  • Marienpol county
  • Natalkov county
  • Pavlov county (main part of Kalmius Palatinate)
  • Taganrog county
  • Tor county
  • Tsarychan county (Orel and Protovcha palatinates and Donets pikers regiment)

Viceroyalty governors

Governor-General (Viceroy)

Viceroyalty governors

References

  1. ^
    • Russian: Екатеринославское наместничество, romanizedYekaterinoslavskoye namestnichestvo
    • Ukrainian: Катеринославське намісництво, romanizedKaterynoslavske namisnytsvo

See also