Who did Potemkin oversee negotiations with at the time of his death?
The Ottoman Empire
The French Empire
The British Empire
The Austro-Hungarian Empire
Answer
At the time of his death, Potemkin was overseeing negotiations with the Ottoman Empire. These negotiations were about the future of the Crimean peninsula, which had been annexed by Russia in 1783. The Ottoman Empire was unhappy with this annexation and was trying to get it back. Potemkin was trying to convince the Ottomans to accept the annexation and to give up their claims to the peninsula.
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