Novgorod Viceroyalty [SEP] dissolved or abolished
Novgorod Viceroyalty
Novgorod Viceroyalty () was an administrative division (a "namestnichestvo") of the Russian Empire, which existed in 1776–1796. The seat of the Viceroyalty was located in Novgorod.
The viceroyalty was established by a decree ("ukase") of Catherine II on , 1776. It was subdivided into two oblasts: Novgorod and Olonets Oblast. The predecessor of Novgorod Viceroyalty was Novgorod Governorate with the seat in Novgorod. Tver Province which belonged to Novgorod Governorate, was transformed into Tver Viceroyalty, and the rest
established Novgorod Viceroyalty. It became a part of Olonets Oblast.
A sequence of administrative reforms followed. In 1781, Olonets Oblast was transferred to Saint Petersburg Governorate, and in 1784, it was transformed into an independent administrative unit, Olonets Viceroyalty. In 1785, Vytegorsky Uyezd was abolished and merged into Pudozhsky Uyezd. In 1799, Olonets Viceroyalty was abolished and divided between Novgorod and Arkhangelsk Governorates. Vytegorsky Uyezd was returned to Novgorod Governorate. In 1801, Olonets Governorate was established, and Vytegorsky Uyezd became one of several uyezds