Kiev Viceroyalty

Kiev Viceroyalty was created in the process of the Catherine's reform initiated by hers November 7, 1775 edict when the new administrative unit namestnichestvo (viceroyalty) was introduced.

Kiev Viceroyalty Кіевское наместничество
Viceroyalty of Russian Empire
1775–1796
Flag Coat of arms
Kiev Viceroyalty map from 1792
Capital	Kiev
History
• Established	November 7 1775
• Disestablished	November 30 1796
Political subdivisions	uyezds: 11 okrugs: 10 (from 1791)
Preceded by Succeeded by Kiev Governorate (1708–1764) Little Russia Governorate (1764–1781) Kiev Governorate Little Russia Governorate (1796–1802)

On September 16, 1781, an edict was issued to transform the Governorate into a Viceroyalty (Kievskoye namestnichestvo),[1][2][3][4] with the effective date of January 9, 1782.[2] The Viceroyalty was subdivided into the following counties (uyezds):[2]

• Kiev
• Gorodishche
• Goltva
• Khorol
• Kozelets
• Lubny
• Mirgorod
• Ostyor
• Pereyaslavl
• Piryatin
• Zolotonosha

Note that some sources state that the towns of Khorol and Gorodishche were included without their districts.[5]

In 1789, Gorodishche county was transferred to the Yekaterinoslav Governorate. In 1791, the Kiev Viceroyalty was subdivided into ten okrugs[2] and in early 1790s additional districts (uyezds) of Bohuslav, Gadyach, Kaniv, Zinkiv, Korsun, and Lokhvytsia were added.[5]

On June 4, 1782, the Coat of Arms of Kiev was officially approved, which de facto became a Coat of Arms of the Viceroyalty. According to the description, Archangel Michael is dressed in silver holding up an aglow sword, depicted on an azure shield.[6]