Hans Heinrich von Bistram

Family coat of arms of the Estonian branch of the noble von Bistram family

Hans Heinrich von Bistram (* 1754 ; † after 1799) was a German-Baltic baron , Lord on Rayküll and major general of the Imperial Russian Army .

Life

Hans Heinrich von Bistram was the son of the landlord on Rayküll Otto Wilhelm von Bistram (1727–1772) and Luise Elisabeth von Budberg (1736–1807). He joined the Imperial Russian Army in 1770, was promoted to Premier-Major in 1791, served in the 2nd Sea Regiment in 1796 and became garrison chief in 1799 . With the promotion to major general he was appointed city commander of Mogilev .

He married Charlotte Helene von Tiesenhausen (* 1749), her descendants were: Karl Heinrich Georg (1770–1838), Otto Wilhelm von Bistram (1774–1825), Reinhold Gustav Fürchtegott (1778–1821) and Charlotte († 1793).

Web links

Datasheet Hans Heinrich von Bistram , in: Erik Amburger database, foreigners in pre-revolutionary Russia

Individual evidence

↑ Comparable to a modern sea battalion

personal data
SURNAME	Bistram, Hans Heinrich von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Baltic Baron and Major General of the Imperial Russian Army
DATE OF BIRTH	1754
DATE OF DEATH	after 1799

[1] Comparable to a modern sea battalion