# Pyotr Lopukhin

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Russian politician (1753–1827)

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Pyotr Lopukhin Portrait of Lopukhin by Stepan Shchukin Alma mater Imperial Moscow University (1761) Military career Branch Imperial Russian Army

Portrait by [Vladimir Borovikovsky](/source/Vladimir_Borovikovsky)

[Prince](/source/Prince) **Pyotr Vasilyevich Lopukhin** (1753, [Saint Petersburg](/source/Saint_Petersburg) – 1827) was a Russian [politician](/source/Politician) and member of the [Lopukhin family](/source/Lopukhin_family). He was president of the Council of Ministers from 1816 to 1827.

## Marriage and issue

He married twice:

- Praskovia Ivanovna, née [Levshina](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%8B) (1760—1785). Children: - [Princess Anna Petrovna Lopukhina](/source/Anna_Lopukhina) (1777—1805), a royal mistress to [Emperor Paul of Russia](/source/Paul_I_of_Russia) - Vasily Petrovich (1780—?) - [Yekaterina Petrovna Lopukhina (Demidova)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0,_%D0%95%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0) (11 April 1783 — 21 July 1830), wife of [Grigory Alexandrovich Demidov](/source/Grigory_Alexandrovich_Demidov) - [Praskovya Petrovna Lopukhina (Kutaisova)](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0,_%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%8C%D1%8F_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0) (1784—1870), a [lady-in-waiting](/source/Lady-in-waiting), wife of [Pavel Kutaisov](/source/Pavel_Kutaisov)

- Ekaterina, née [Shetneva](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%8B) (1763–1839). Children: - Alexandra Petrovna Lopukhina (1788—1852) - [Pavel Petrovich Lopukhin](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%83%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%BD,_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87) (1790—1873), a [lieutenant general](/source/Lieutenant_general), a member of the [Napoleonic Wars](/source/Napoleonic_Wars), [Freemason](/source/Freemason) - Elizaveta Petrovna (179?—1805), died young - Sofya Petrovna Lopukhina (Lobanova-Rostovskay) (1798—1825), wife of [Aleksey Yakovlevich Lobanov-Rostovsky](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%A0%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9,_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B9_%D0%AF%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%87), died in childbirth

## Life

Educated at home, he was recorded as [Life Guards](/source/Russian_Imperial_Guard) of the [Preobrazhensky ('Transfiguration') Regiment](/source/Preobrazhensky_Regiment) and entered service in 1769.

Preceded by Alexis Kourakine Procurator General of the Governing Senate 1798–1799 Succeeded by Alexander Andreivitch Beklechov Preceded by Gavrila Derzhavin Procurator General of the Governing Senate (Minister of Justice of the Russian Empire) 1803–1810 Succeeded by Ivan Dmitriev Preceded by Nikolay Saltykov Chairman of the Russian Council of Ministers 1816–1827 Succeeded by Viktor Kochubey

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