Tver Viceroyalty
{{Short description|1775–1796 unit of Russia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2014}}
{{Coord|57|N|36|E|display=title}}
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|date_start=25 November
|year_end=1796
|date_end=12 December
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Tver Viceroyalty ({{langx|ru|link=|Тверское наместничество|Tverskoye namestnichestvo}}) was an administrative-territorial unit (namestnichestvo) of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1775 until 1796. Its seat was in Tver. In 1796, it was transformed to Tver Governorate.
The area of the viceroyalty is currently split between Tver and Moscow Oblasts. Minor parts of Tver Viceroyalty also currently belong to Yaroslavl and Novgorod Oblasts.
History
In the 18th century, the areas which were later occupied by Tver Governorate were split between Moscow and Novgorod Governorates. On 25 November 1775 Tver Viceroyalty was established with the administrative center in Tver. It included Tver Province and Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd of Novgorod Governorage,{{cite web|url=http://www.novgorod1150.ru/chronos/sedmicy62/|script-title=ru:Годы 1708-1927. Новгородская губерния|publisher=ИА "Росбалт"|language=Russian|accessdate=6 November 2014 |title=Novgorod1150.ru }} as well as Uglich Province and some minor areas, including Vesyegonsk, of Moscow Governorate.{{fact|date=December 2023}}
At the time of the formation of the viceroyalty, it was subdivided into 12 uyezds:{{cite book|last1=Малыгин|first1=П. Д.|last2=Смирнов|first2=С. Н.|title=История административно-территориального деления Тверской Области|url=http://geoportal.tversu.ru/Atlas/tutorial/History_TO_divisions.pdf|year=2007|location=Tver|oclc=540329541|page=13}}
- Bezhetsky Uyezd (the administrative center in the town of Bezhetsk);
- Kalyazinsky Uyezd (Kalyazin);
- Kashinsky Uyezd (Kashin);
- Krasnokholmsky Uyezd (Krasny Kholm);
- Novotorzhsky Uyezd (Torzhok);
- Ostashkovsky Uyezd (Ostashkov);
- Rzhevsky Uyezd (Rzhev);
- Staritsky Uyezd (Staritsa);
- Tverskoy Uyezd (Tver);
- Vesyegonsky Uyezd (Vesyegonsk);
- Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd (Vyshny Volochyok);
- Zubtsovsky Uyezd (Zubtsov).
In 1781, Korcheva was granted town status, and Korchevskoy Uyezd was established.
On 12 December 1796 the viceroyalty was transformed into Tver Governorate.{{cite book|editor=Н. Ф. Самохвалов|title=Губернии Российской Империи. История и руководители. 1708-1917.|url=http://www.runivers.ru/bookreader/book10419#page/1/mode/1up|year=2003|pages=294–300|publisher=Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russian Federation|location=Moscow}} The area was unchanged, but the division into uyezds was modified.
Governors
The administration of the viceroyalty was performed by a namestnik (vice-roy), who was based in Novgorod, and controlled by a governor general. The governors of Tver Viceroyalty were{{cite web|url=http://hrono.ru/biograf/bio_g/gubern_c.html|title= Руководители губерний|publisher=Руководители губерний|language=ru|accessdate=7 November 2014}}
- 1778-1781 Yakov Yefimovich Sivers (Jacob Sievers);
- 1783-1784 Yakov Ivanovich Bryus;
- 1785-1795 Nikolay Petrovich Arkharov.
- 1776 Mikhail Nikitovich Krechetnikov;
- 1777-1783 Timofey Ivanovich Tutolmin;
- 1783-1784 Pyotr Vasilyevich Lopukhin;
- 1784-1793 Grigory Mikhaylovich Osipov;
- 1793-1796 Alexander Vasilyevich Polikarpov.