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Semyon Afanasyevich Veliky

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Aug 1794 (aged 21–22)
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Simeon (Semyon) Afanasyevich the Great ( 1772 - August 13 (24), 1794 ) - the illegitimate son of Paul I. He served in the Navy, rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander (1790).
Simeon (Semyon) Afanasyevich the Great ( 1772 - August 13 (24), 1794 ) - the illegitimate son of Paul I. He served in the Navy, rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander (1790).

Gravesite Details

Semyon the Great died on August 13 (24), 1794 in the shipwreck of the English ship Vanguard during a terrible storm in the waters of Antilia (obviously, in the area of ​​the islands of St. Eustatius and St. Thomas , where the storm was seen).



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