Gustav Hermann Christoph von Benckendorff

Coat of arms of the noble family "von Benckendorff" (Estonia)

Gustav Hermann Christoph von Benckendorff (nickname: Hermann, Russian : Ермолай Павлович Бенкендорф, фон, * 23 January 1815 in Gilsenhof at Kiltsi , Estonia , † 6. November 1883 in Liigvalla , Estonia) was an Estonian landowners , Estonian district and chivalry captain of Estonian knighthood .

Life

Gustav Hermann attended the Knights and Cathedral School in Reval and then switched to the Junker School in Saint Petersburg. In 1834 he joined the Chevalier Guard Regiment as a cornet , also in St. Petersburg, and in 1840 took his leave as a staff commander . He became a large landowner of the Löwenwolde , Warrung and Jendel estates in Estonia and was appointed to the office of local hook judge . From 1851 to 1854 he was knighthood captain of the Estonian knighthood . After that he was district administrator from 1856 to 1865.

family

Gustav Hermann was the son of Paul Friedrich von Benckendorff (1784–1841) and his wife Elisabeth, a born Rehbinder . He married Marie von Löwenstern in Reval in 1842 , their descendants were:

Elisabeth Katharina Friederike von Benckendorff (1843–1888), married to Julius Schilling on Orgena in the Järva district † 1897
Paul Ludwig Hermann von Benckendorff, Lord of Löwenwolde and Warrang (born October 31, 1845 in Warrang † October 13, 1902), married. with Anna von Stackelberg (1853–1882)
Alexander Gustav Konstantin von Benckendorff (* December 7, 1846 in Warrang † 1846–1910), District Deputy , married. with Margarethe von Bremen (1856-1919)
Marie von Benckendorf (1848–1922) married. with Paul von Wredega († 1899)

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Individual evidence

↑ The "Junkerschule in St. Petersburg" founded by the Russian Tsar was a higher school for legal scholarship, which had the purpose of preparing young people who had already studied at universities or grammar schools for legal offices. In: Critical Journal for Law and Legislation from Abroad, Volume 2, Verlag Mohr, 1830, original from Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, digitized Sept. 28, 2011, accessed on January 12, 2015 [1]

personal data
SURNAME	Benckendorff, Gustav Hermann Christoph von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ермолай Павлович Бенкендорф, фон (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Large landowner and knight captain of the Estonian knighthood
DATE OF BIRTH	January 23, 1815
PLACE OF BIRTH	Kiltsi
DATE OF DEATH	November 6, 1883
Place of death	Liigvalla (Estonia) , Estonia Governorate

[1] The "Junkerschule in St. Petersburg" founded by the Russian Tsar was a higher school for legal scholarship, which had the purpose of preparing young people who had already studied at universities or grammar schools for legal offices. In: Critical Journal for Law and Legislation from Abroad, Volume 2, Verlag Mohr, 1830, original from Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, digitized Sept. 28, 2011, accessed on January 12, 2015 [1]