Georgy Gruzinsky
Prince Georgy Aleksandrovich Gruzinsky (Russian: Георгий Александрович Грузинский; 2 November 1762 – 15 May 1852) was a Russian nobleman of royal Georgian descent. An influential landowner and official in Nizhny Novgorod, he was known for his authoritarian rule over his estates as well as charity. During Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812, he raised a local militia force to fight the French.
| Georgy Gruzinsky | |
|---|---|
Prince Gruzinsky by Carl Peter Mazer, 1840s | |
| Born | 2 November 1762 |
| Died | 15 May 1852 (aged 89) |
| Burial | Church of Lyskovo |
| Spouse | Varvara Bakhmetyeva |
| Issue | Anna Gruzinsky Tolstaya |
| Dynasty | Bagrationi dynasty |
| Father | Alexander Gruzinsky |
| Mother | Daria Menshikova |
| Religion | Georgian Orthodox Church |
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