Novgorod-Seversky Viceroyalty,[a] sometimes Novgorod-Seversky Governorate,[b] was an administrative-territorial unit (namestnichestvo) of the Russian Empire, which existed in 1781–1796. Its capital was in Novgorod-Seversky.
History
On September 16, 1781, Catherine II issued a decree “On the establishment of the Novgorod-Seversky Viceroyalty”.
To this day, the following description of the coat of arms of the Novgorod-Seversky Viceroyalty has been preserved: “In a green field is part of the city wall with a gate, above which there is a tower with a star, and on the sides there is a spear and a golden saber”.[1]
In 1796, the Viceroyalty was abolished, its territory was included in Little Russian Governorate, and with its abolition (1802) – in Chernigov Governorate.
References
^Image of gubernatorial, viceroyal, collegiate and all civilian uniforms. — St. Petersburg, 1794.