Karl Knorring Explained

Honorific Prefix:Baron
Karl Knorring
Birth Name:Karl Heinrich von Knorring
Birth Date:22 May 1746
Birth Place:Koeru Parish, Estonia, Russian Empire
Death Place:Moscow, Russian Empire
Placeofburial:Vvedenskoye Cemetery, Moscow
Allegiance:Russian Empire
Branch:Imperial Russian Army
Serviceyears:1764–1803
Rank:Lieutenant general
Commands:Caucasus Forces
Battles:Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774)
Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792)
Awards:Order of Saint Anna (1st class)
Order of St. George (4th class)
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Office1:High commissioner of the Caucasus
Term Start1:1801
Term End1:1802
Monarch1:Alexander I
Predecessor1:Viceroyalty established
Successor1:Pavel Tsitsianov

Karl Fyodorovich Knorring (Russian: Карл Фёдорович фон Кнорринг; 22 May 1746 - 12 February 1820) was a lieutenant-general of the Russian Empire, who served as the inspector of the Caucasian Line from March 1799 to late 1802. He played an important role in the incorporation of Eastern Georgia (Kartli-Kakheti) into the Russian Empire. He was dismissed as a result of being unable to make the area stable, as well as the corruption of his appointed officials. He died after 1805.

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