 In 1813 Gorchakov was appointed a vice-Governor of Kostroma, in 1816 he retired and moved to Moscow where he lived up until his death in 1824.Prince Dmitry Gorchakov was buried in the Danilov monastery in Moscow.Dmitry Gorchakov was best known for his comedy plays "King for a Day" (Калиф на час, Moscow, 1786), "The Lucky Tonya" (Счастливая тоня, Moscow, 1786) and "Baba Yaga" (Баба-Яга, Kaluga, 1788).