sˈuːn hiː bɪkˌeɪm nˈoʊn tə pɹˈɪns ɡɹˈɪɡɚɹi poʊtˈɛmkɪn, ðə pɹˈaɪm mˈɪnɪstɚ ænd ɐkɹˈɛdɪɾᵻd lˈʌvɚɹ ʌv kˈæθɹɪn ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː bᵻtwˌiːn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks.
Soon he became known to Prince Grigory Potemkin, the prime minister (and accredited lover of Catherine II) between 1774 and 1776.