625) Grigory Potemkin

Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tavricheski (1739– 1791). Russian military leader, statesman, nobleman and favourite of Catherine the Great. He died during negotiations over the Treaty of Jassy, which ended a war with the Ottoman Empire that he had overseen.

- "Catherine was smitten. Over six feet tall, blue-eyed, with leonine auburn hair, Potemkin was sexual, energetic, and witty." https://royalfavourites.blogspot.com/…/catherine-great-of-r…

- "At twenty-two, Potemkin was tall and slim, with thick auburn hair." https://erenow.com/biographies/catherinethegreat/59.html

- "A physically striking man, he was tall, lithe, had a much-admired head of thick auburn hair..." http://www.island.lk/2007/05/12/satmag1.html