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Zakhar Chernyshyov
Count Zakhar Grigoryevich Chernyshov or Tchernyshov (Russian: Đ—Đ°Ń…Đ°Ń€ Григорьевич ЧерныŃёв) (1722 - 1784), best known for his capture of Berlin in 1760, rose to become Minister of War to the empress Catherine the Great of Russia. He left no children and the Tchernyshov majorat, instituted by him, passed to a younger brother, Ivan Tchernyshov.
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