Aleksandr Alekseevič Vjazemskij

Prince Alexander Alekseevich Vyazemsky (; 14 August 1727 – 20 January 1793) was one of the trusted dignitaries of Catherine II, who, as the prosecutor general of the Senate, monitored the spending of state funds and had a reputation as incorruptible.

Early life Vyazemsky was born on 14 August 1727. He belonged to a princely family, originating from the grandson of Vladimir Monomakh – Prince Rostislav Mstislavich. At the age of twenty, Alexander Alekseevich graduated from the Land Gentry Corps. During the Seven Years' War with Prussia, he participated not only in the battles of the Russian Army, but also in the implementation of some secret (presumably, intelligence) orders of the command, which almost cost him his life. By the end of the war, Alexander Vyazemsky already held the post of Quartermaster General and was well known to the young Empress Catherine II. In December 1762, she instructed him to "settle relations" between the rebellious peasants and their owners in the Ural factories. He has been in this business for almost a year. In December 1763, he was recalled from the Urals, and Major General Alexander Bibikov was sent in his place, completing the mission begun by Vyazemsky. In 1791, she was married to the Danish envoy Baron Niels Rosenkrantz (1757–1824), who later became Prime Minister of Denmark. She died in Copenhagen.