| Native Name: | Кавказское наместничество |
| Conventional Long Name: | Caucasus Viceroyalty |
| Common Name: | Caucasus |
| Subdivision: | Viceroyalty |
| Nation: | Russia |
| Status Text: | Viceroyalty of the Russian Empire |
| Year Start: | 1785 |
| Year End: | 1796 |
| P1: | Taurida Oblast |
| P2: | Astrakhan Governorate |
| S1: | Astrakhan Governorate |
| Flag: | Flag of Russia |
| Flag Type: | Flag |
| Capital: | Yekaterinograd |
| Government Type: | Viceroyalty |
The Caucasus Viceroyalty (Russian: Кавказское наместничество) was established in 1785 by Catherine the Great by combining the Astrakhan Governorate and the Caucasus Governorate.[1] It was abolished by Paul I in 1796.[2]
The five viceroys or heads of the viceroyalty were:
| time | name | life span | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1785–1787 | 1743–1796 | ||
| 1787–1789 | Pyotr Abramovich Tekelli | 1720−1793 | |
| 1789–1790 | 1730–1805 | ||
| 1790 | Anton Bogdanovich de Balmen | 1741–1790 | |
| 1790–1796, 1796–1798, 1806–1809 | Ivan Vasilyevich Gudovich | 1741–1820 |