Gottlieb Friedrich Alexandrowitsch von Glasenapp

Gottlieb Friedrich von Glasenapp (by Egor Botman)

Coat of arms of the von Glasenapp family

Gottlieb Friedrich Alexandrowitsch von Glasenapp , also called Bogdan von Glazenap (born January 22, 1811 in Livonia , †  December 5, 1892 in Wiesbaden ) was Admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy , Adjutant General of Tsar Nicholas I and a member of the Russian State Council .

family

His parents were Alexander von Glasenapp and Louise geb. from Moeller. His brother was Woldemar von Glasenapp . In 1839 he married Emilie von Moeller, daughter of the Russian admiral and naval minister Otto Berend von Möller (1764–1848). His marriage was childless, but had numerous foster sons. These foster sons were children of Caucasian princes who had died as a result of acts of war in this area. Initially, the nurses were educated in Dorpat (today Tartu ), later in Saint Petersburg , where they all served in the guard. His wife Emilie died in February 1879.

Life

As a young naval officer, he took part in the fourth Russian circumnavigation of the world by Captain Friedrich Benjamin von Lütke from 1826 to 1828 , during which Tahiti was also called, where he was able to enjoy the special favor and hospitality of Queen Pomaré IV . In the further course of the journey he mapped and described several coasts on the Bering Strait . Cape Glazenap , located in the eastern Aleutian Islands ( Alaska ) , was named after him, as was the port at the southwestern end of the island of Arakamtschetschen in the Bering Strait.

In 1841 he became lieutenant captain and wing adjutant , and commanded the brig "Kasarki", the next year the corvette "Löwin", in 1843 the frigate "Katharina" and 1845–1846 the corvette "Prince of Warsaw". In 1844 Glasenapp was promoted to captain 2nd rank and in 1846 to captain 1st rank. From 1848–1849 he was editor-in-chief of the "Marine Collection" magazine. On April 24, 1861 he was promoted to Vice Admiral, and in 1869 he became Admiral and Adjutant General . From 1860 to 1871 he was chief commander of the port and military governor of Nikolaev . At his request, on July 1, 1862, the high command allowed the trading port to be opened to foreign ships. In this context, the first foreign consulates were set up in the city.

Orders and decorations

• Order of St. Vladimir 4th degree with bow (1831)
• Order of St. George 4th degree (1833)
• Since 1834 Knight of Honor of the Order of St. John in the Balley Brandenburg list
• Order of St. Stanislav 2nd degree (1835)
• Order of Saint Anne 2nd degree (1839, Imperial Crown 1841)
• Order of St. Vladimir 3rd degree (1849)
• Order of St. Stanislav 1st degree (1855)
• Order of Saint Anne 1st degree (1856)
• Order of St. Vladimir 2nd degree with swords (1864)
• Order of the White Eagle (1866)
• Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
• May 15, 1883 Order of St. Vladimir I Class as "General-Adjutant Glasenapp I" (awarded on the occasion of the coronation of Tsar Alexander III )
• Prussian Order of Saint John of Jerusalem (1836)
• Prussian Order of the Red Eagle 3rd degree (1836)
• Swedish Order of the Sword (Commander) (1850)
• Dutch Order of the Dutch Lion (1841)
• Dutch Order of the Oak Crown 1st Degree (1857)
• Neapolitan Order of Francis I Commander's Cross 3rd Degree (1846)
• Cross of the French Legion of Honor (1846)
• Danebrog Commander's Cross of the Danish Order (1849)
• Danish Order of Danebrog Badge of Honor (1850)

swell

• Complete genealogy of the Old Pomeranian family of the hereditary, castle and palace residents of Glasenapp / E. von Glasenapp; Berlin 1897
• Rummel VV, Glasenapp, a noble family // Encyclopedic dictionary by Brockhaus and Efron: in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional ones), 1890–1907.
• Chernyshev AA, Russian sailing fleet, reference book -2002- (Ships of the Russian fleet). ISBN 5-203-01789-1 .

Web links

• Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Gottlieb Friedrich Alexandrowitsch von Glasenapp. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital

See also

• Glasenapp