Karl von Sievers (officer)
Karl Eberhard Graf von Sievers (born June 21, 1745 in Bauenhof , today: Bauņu , near Wolmar ; † May 21, 1821 in Wenden ) was a German-Baltic officer and a Russian councilor .
Life
Karl was the son of the Holstein chancellery and Livonian landlord zu Bauenhof Joachim von Sievers (1699–1770). He had several brothers, including the Russian statesman and diplomat Jacob Johann von Sievers .
Karl v. Sievers studied at the University of Kiel and then entered the Holstein military service. In 1768 he became a lieutenant in the infantry in Austria . In 1776 he returned to Russia as a major. Here he acquired Wenden Castle in 1777 and had the famous landscape garden laid out there from 1812 .
Karl von Sievers married Magda Freiin von Mengden (* July 17, 1748, † August 31, 1837). One of their children was the later governor of Prussia Carl Gustav von Sievers .
see also: Sievers (noble family)
progeny
- Carl Gustav (1772–1856), governor of Prussia
- Jakob Ernst (1773–1810), Russian major general
- Anna Sophie (1776–?)
- Johann (1778–1827), Russian general and engineer
- Charlotte Elisabeth (1780–1868)
- Charlotte Wilhelmina (1781–?)
- Otto Wilhelm (1782–1820), Russian officer
- Alexander (1786–1814), Dr. phil, Russian councilor
literature
- Karl Ludwig Blum : Count Jacob Johann von Sievers and Russia at his time . Leipzig; Heidelberg: Winter, 1864
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sievers, Karl von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sievers, Karl Eberhard Graf von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian Councilor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1745 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bauenhof (today: Bauņu , near Wolmar ) |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 21, 1821 |
| Place of death | Turn |