Agafokleya Poltoratskaya

Agafokleya A. Poltoratskaya (1737-1822), was a Russian entrepreneur and major landowner. She and her spouse Marc Poltoratsky were the founders of the noble family of Poltoratsky. She was a major business person and landowner of her time, and created a substantial fortune which helped her spouse attain nobility. She was a great contributor to the church, and also infamous because of her alleged great mistreatment of her serfs, which reportedly led Emperor Alexander of Russia to have her prosecuted.

Agafokleja A. Poltoratskaja by Dmitrij Levitzkij.

References

• Газета «Тверская жизнь». Агафоклея: железная леди, живая душа.