Peter Ivanovich Shuvalov

Peter Ivanovich Shuvalov
Пётр Иванович Шувалов
Born1711
Died15 January [O.S. 4 January] 1762
Saint Petersburg
Occupations
  • Politician
  • Military figure

Count Peter Ivanovich Shuvalov (Russian: Пётр Иванович Шувалов, romanized: Pëtr Ivanovič Šuvalov; 1711 – 15 January [O.S. 4 January] 1762) was a Russian statesman and Field Marshal who, together with his brother Aleksandr Shuvalov, paved the way for the elevation of the Shuvalov family to the highest offices of the Russian Empire. He is also remembered as the founder of Izhevsk, the capital of Udmurtia.

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