Alexander Friedrich von der Brüggen

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Coat of arms of the German-Baltic aristocratic family "von der Brüggen"

Alexander Friedrich von der Brüggen ( Russian Александр Федорович фон де Брюгген ; born August 16, 1792 in Saint Petersburg ; † June 27, 1859 ibid.) Was a German-Baltic nobleman in the service of the Russian Empire . He was a Russian colonel , holder of high Russian orders and decorations and was one of the Decembrists .

Military career

Alexander Friedrich vdB first attended the German Peterschule in Saint Petersburg and was then taught political economy at the Meier boarding school. Other subjects were history and the Latin language. His military training began in 1808 as an ensign in the Izmaylovsky Life Guard Regiment. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1812 and participated in the Patriotic War of 1812 . In the Sixth Coalition War in 1813 , he participated in the Battle of Borodino and received a head wound. After his recovery he took part in the battle of Kulm and was promoted to first lieutenant in 1813 . The other promotions were in 1816 to captain and in 1820 to colonel. Due to an illness he was released from the Imperial Russian Army in September 1821 .

Freemason and Decembrist

Decembrist uprising in St. Petersburg

Since 1817 Alexander Friedrich vdB was an active member of the Masonic lodge "Peter zur Truth" in Saint Petersburg. Since 1818 he was a member of the Welfare Association and the Northern League. Since 1818 he has also published socio-political articles and experience reports from his wartime in several military magazines. From 1823 to 1827 he was active in some movements of the Decembrists and was in contact with leading officers of the resistance. He was arrested on January 17, 1826, imprisoned in Chernihiv and then incarcerated in the Peter and Paul Fortress in Saint Petersburg. In August 1826 he was sentenced to forced labor for 2 years, with subsequent settlement in Siberia . This sentence was commuted to one year imprisonment in Siberia on August 22, 1826 .

Exile to Siberia

After his serve their sentences in prison of Chita he was in the city Pelym Tobolsk banished. His wife and children were allowed to join him, the marriage had previously been annulled by the state, and he was refused, as was a move to Kurgan , and Alexander Friedrich stayed in Pelym until 1836. There he continued his studies and dealt with philosophy and history , at the same time he put on a collection of information about his exile and about other Decembrists.

Amnesty and freedom

In 1836 he received permission to reside in the city of Kurgan, he initially worked in the office of the district court. In 1838 he entered the public service as an employee and was appointed registrar in April 1848 . His further career in the civil service went from provincial secretary and in 1853 to collegial secretary . In 1856 he was appointed titular councilor and worked on translations of ancient historians. With the amnesty of August 26, 1856, he was dismissed from the public service, he received a small pension and was allowed to stay anywhere outside of capital cities. On June 12, 1857 he left Kurgan and moved to Gluchow , from where he went to Peterhof in 1858 . In July 1858 he received permission to stay in Saint Petersburg. After his death he was buried in the Volkovo Cemetery in Saint Petersburg.

Awards

Origin and family

Alexander Friedrich vdB came from the ancient noble family " von der Brüggen ", who had lived in the Baltic States since the middle of the 17th century . This branch of the family has been in the service of the Russian Empire since his grandfather, Ernst Philipp von der Brüggen. Alexander's father Ernst Friedrich von der Brüggen (1752–1797) was a Polish Chamberlain and Russian Prime Major, his first marriage to Maria Alexandrewna Mikesshina (1765–1852). Alexander Friedrich married Sofya Mihailovna Miklashevskaya (1803–1874), their descendants were:

  • Maria Aleksandrowna von der Brüggen (* 1821) ∞ Wladimir Iwanowitsch Tumansky (1809-1889)
  • Michail von der Brüggen (* 1822)
  • Anastasia Aleksandrovna von der Brüggen (1824–1874) ∞ Iwan Pawlowitsch Umow (1811–1876)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ en: Izmaylovsky Regiment
  2. ↑ "Peter to the Truth". Entry on Masonic Encyclopedia [1]
personal data
SURNAME Brüggen, Alexander Friedrich from the
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Briggen, Alexander Fedorowitsch von der; Brüggen, Aleksandr Fiodorovich from the
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian colonel and Decembrist
DATE OF BIRTH August 16, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Petersburg
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 1859
Place of death St. Petersburg