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The Grodno Governorate, () was a governorate () of the Russian Empire. it emerged as Lithuania-Grodno Governorate split from Lithuanian Governorate and existed in years 1801-1843, until name Lithuania was dropped. It was also known as the Government of Grodno.
   The governorate was formed in 1796, in the aftermath of the final partition of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and originally known as Slonim Governorate, but that only existed until December 12, 1796, when Paul I merged it with Vilna Governorate to form Lithuanian Governorate.
   After Paul's death, Alexander I reversed the administrative changes introduced by his predecessor. Lithuanian Governorate was abolished and divided back into Vilna and Slonim (now named Grodno) Governorates on September 9, 1801. Grodno Governorate was restored within the borders of 1796 Slonim Governorate. The seat was in Hrodna. It divided into 9 provinces: Hrodna, Białystok, Bielsk, Brest Litovsk, Kobryń, Prużany, Sokółka, Słonim and Wołkowysk and was occupied by Germany in 1915 during World War I.
   In 1842 the Belostok Oblast was incorporated into it.

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