Background
Gregory Shuvalov was the youngest son of Lieutenant-General Peter Shuvalov, a nephew of the governor-general of Moscow Alexey Shcherbatov.
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Gregory Petrovich Shuvalov
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He lived in Italy, where he attended lectures by Giovanni Louisiana Cecilia, was engaged in literary work and wrote sonnets.
Career
In 1823-1826 he served in the Hussars. In Paris, he was a frequent guest at Sophie Swetchine"s salon, where he met Prince Ivan Gagarin. Shuvalov died in a Catholic convent in 1859.
He wrote an autobiography: "My Conversion and My Vocation".
(London, Washbourne, 1877). Originally published in French: "Ma conversion et ma vocation".
Sophie Saltykova died of consumption. He had four sons:
Grgorevich Alexander (1828-1829).
Membership
Peter (1826-1882), member of the board of the Minister of Internal Affairs, was, like his father, a Catholic.
