Count Pyotr Ivanovich Shuvalov (Russian: Петр Иванович Шувалов; 1711 – 15 January [O.S. 4 January] 1762) was a Russian statesman and Field Marshal who, together with his brother Aleksandr Shuvalov, paved the way for the elevation of the Shuvalov family to the highest offices of the Russian Empire. He is also remembered as the founder of Izhevsk, the capital of Udmurtia.
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1711
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1762 (aged 50)
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