Alexander Friedrich von Lieven

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Alexander Friedrich von Lieven ( Russian Александр Карлович Ливен Alexander Karlowitsch Lieven ; born January 14, 1801 , † February 17, 1880 in Moscow ), Prince of Lieven since 1826, was a lieutenant general of Baltic German descent in Russian service.

family

Alexander von Lieven came from the Lieven noble family in Kurland , whose line of ancestry has been attested since the beginning of the 16th century. His father was Carl Christoph von Lieven , his mother Wilhelmine was born from the east . His half-brother Otto Andreas von Lieven was a Russian major general.

Alexander Friedrich von Lieven married Catharine Pankratjewa (1818–1867), daughter of the governor of Warsaw Nikita Pankratjew in 1838. They had three children: Andrei Alexandrowitsch Lieven (1839-1913), Russian Minister for State Property (Domains), Nikita von Lieven and Elena von Lieven.

career

Lieven became a guard ensign in 1818 . In 1825, as a lieutenant , he prevented a revolt of the Moscow Guards Regiment . In 1826 he became aide-de-camp ( wing adjutant ) to the emperor.

In the Russo-Turkish War, Alexander Friedrich von Lieven took part in the siege of Varna in 1828 . During the Polish November Uprising in 1831, he took part in the siege of Warsaw and the Modlin Fortress . In 1832 he was promoted to colonel and served in the Preobrazhensk body guard regiment . In 1842 he was appointed major general and deputy fortress commander of Sevastopol . From 1844 to 1853 he was governor of Taganrog . In 1853 he was appointed lieutenant general and senator after retiring from active service in 1875 titularisch to General of Infantry appointed.

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SURNAME Lieven, Alexander Friedrich von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ливен, Александр Карлович (Russian); Lieven, Alexander Karlowitsch
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian general of the infantry
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1801
DATE OF DEATH February 17, 1880
Place of death Moscow