Johann Michael von Benckendorff

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Johann Michael Iwanowitsch von Benckendorff (also known as: "Ioann-Mihail (Ivan)" and "Hermann von Benckendorff"; Russian Иоганн Михаэль фон Бенкендорф ; * March 30, 1720 in Reval ; † November 18, 1775 in Reval) was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Russian Army . He came from the Estonian-Swedish noble family of the "von Benckendorff" .

Military career

Johann Michael first served as a page to Tsar Peter II (1727–1730) , after which he was chamberlain to Tsarina Anna (1730–1740). He received his officer license in 1740 and had his first military service in the Russo-Swedish War of 1741–1743 . In 1755 he was promoted to colonel and took command of the Morum Infantry Regiment.

In 1758 he was wounded in the Battle of Zorndorf , and in 1759 he was promoted to Brigadier General . Tsar Peter III (1761–1762) appointed him as city ​​commander of Narva in Estonia and promoted him to major general ; an infantry regiment was subordinate to him. In 1763 he took command of a division in Saint Petersburg and in 1771 moved to Reval as lieutenant general and commander in chief . In 1773 he received the Estonian Indigenous .

Russian medals

family

Johann Michael's parents were Johann IV von Benckendorff (1659–1727) and von Schultzen (* between 1642 and 1671 † 1731), born from the second marriage to Klara. In 1744 Johann Michael married Sophie von Löwenstern (* January 6, 1724 † September 3, 1783 in Saint Petersburg), as a widow she was appointed to the Russian imperial court by Catherine II (1762–1796) and served as the educator of the Grand Duke Alexander and Constantine . Her descendants were:

  • Alexander von Benckendorff

  • Konstantin von Benckendorff

  • Dorothea von Lieven b. by Benckendorff

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Muromsky Regiment ru: Герб Мурома # Герб на знамени Муромского полка
personal data
SURNAME Benckendorff, Johann Michael von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Benckendorff, Johann Michael Iwanowitsch von (full name); Benckendorff, Hermann von; Benckendorff, Ioann-Mihail
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lieutenant General in the Imperial Russian Army
DATE OF BIRTH March 30, 1720
PLACE OF BIRTH Reval
DATE OF DEATH November 18, 1775
Place of death Reval