Caucasus Viceroyalty (1785–1796)
The Caucasus Viceroyalty was established in 1785 by Catherine the Great by transforming Astrakhan Governorate and adding some lands from Taurida Oblast. It was abolished by Paul I in 1796.
Viceroys
The five viceroys or heads of the viceroyalty were:| time | name | life span |
| 1785–1787 | Pavel Potemkin | 1743–1796 |
| 1787–1788 | Pyotr Abramovic Tekkeli | ?−1793 |
| 1788–1788 | Ivan Petrovich Saltykov | 1730–1805 |
| 1788–1790 | Anton Bogdanovich de Balme | 1741–1790 |
| 1790–1796, 1796–1798, 1806–1809 | Ivan Vasilyevich Gudovich | 1732–1820 |