Friedrich von Sievers
Friedrich Wilhelm von Si (e) vers (born July 26, 1748 on Gut Ranzen (Rencēni) in Livonia ( Burtnieki district , Latvia ); † December 27, 1823 there ) was a Russian officer , Livonian governor nobility marshal and senator of the Russian Empire . From 1811 to 1814 he was governor of the Russian Baltic Sea province of Courland .
Life
Friedrich Wilhelm von Sievers was born in 1748 on his father's estate, Ranzen. He began a military career early and took his leave as a colonel in 1786 . Sievers wrote several economic articles in the following decade and was the editor of an agricultural policy journal. His activities met with much opposition in the Livonian parliament (1797–1804) and he lost popularity. In 1811 he was appointed governor of Courland; a year later the Napoleonic Wars reached the province. At his own personal responsibility he dares not to carry out the extermination order of the Courland capital Mitau while he is in retreat . Shortly before the arrival of the Prussian troops , he had the city evacuated and left a notice:
“To give way to superior power, reason dictates, to spare city and country, humanity. The latter is expected of a civilized enemy.
Mitau, July 8th 1812. Friedrich Sievers (Governor) "
Mitau largely escaped destruction during the war. The Russian Tsar Alexander I later showed his greatest satisfaction with this. In 1814 Sievers was made a Russian senator. Friedrich Wilhelm von Sievers died in 1823 at the age of 75 on his satchel genetic material.
See also
Web links
- Magazine for the News of the Spiritual and Moral Life in Russia, Volume 1
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Friedrich von Sievers. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sievers, Friedrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sievers, Friedrich Wilhelm von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian senator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1748 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Good satchel |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 1823 |
| Place of death | Good satchel |