Casimir von Meyendorff
Gerhard Konrad Kasimir Freiherr von Meyendorff ( Russian Казимир Иванович Мейендорф ; * 14 October July / 25 October 1749 greg. In Klein Roop ; † 29 January July / 10 February 1813 greg. In ibid. ) Was a Russian general of the cavalry .
Life
Origin and family
Kasimir came from the home of the German-Baltic noble family of the Barons von Meyendorff, who were wealthy in Livonia at Klein-Roop . His parents were the Livonian district administrator and country marshal Georg von Meyendorff (1718–1771) and Augusta Sophie Charlotte, née von Stackelberg from the Ellistfer family (1727–1759).
In 1790 he married the heiress of the Livonian estates Suddenbach and Kaltenbrunn, Anna Katharina von Vegesack (1771-1840) in Riga . The marriage gave birth to four sons and a daughter who died young:
- Kasimir von Meyendorff (1794-1854), heir to Klein Roop,
- Georg von Meyendorff (1795–1863), explorer, diplomat and district administrator
- Peter von Meyendorff (1796–1863), diplomat
- Alexander von Meyendorff (1796–1865), State Councilor
Career
Meyendorff was in the Russian army since 1765 and served as a secondary major in the Turkish War . In 1773 he was promoted to prime major , in 1776 to lieutenant colonel and in 1781 to colonel . Since 1782 he was the commander of the Ekaterinoslawer cuirassier regiment and from 1786 chief of the Ekaterinoslawer Jägerkorps. He rose to brigadier in 1787 and received his promotion to major general while being awarded the Order of St. George III. Class for his distinction in the Turkish War in 1789. From 1789 to 1795 he was Commander-in-Chief of Riga and in 1792 was honored with the Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd Class. With his promotion to lieutenant general in 1795 he also became military governor of Livonia, which he remained until 1797. He was promoted to general of the cavalry in 1799 and was civil governor of Finland from 1803 to 1805 and military governor of Wiborg during the same period . Also in 1803 he received the Order of St. Nevsky . He finished his career as commander of a corps of the Moldavian Army from 1806 to 1809.
Meyendorff was the owner of Schloss Klein Roop and Hochrosen from 1776, as well as the pawn owner of Neu Salis from 1795 to 1800 and of Haynasch from 1795 to 1813 .
literature
- Astaf von Transehe-Roseneck (edit.): Genealogical Manual of the Livonian Knighthood , Volume 1, Görlitz 1919, p. 514 and p. 528
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Gerhard Konrad Kasimir Frh. Von Meyendorff. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- Entry in the Erik Amburger database at the Institute for East and Southeast European Studies
- Index entry in the German biography
- Meijendorff from Yxkull (TAB 40) on adelsvapen.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Astaf von Transehe-Roseneck (edit.): Genealogical Manual of the Livonian Knighthood , Volume 1, Görlitz 1919, p. 527.
- ↑ Astaf von Transehe-Roseneck (edit.): Genealogical Handbook of Livonian Knighthood , Volume 1, Görlitz 1919, p. 202.
- ^ Heinrich von Hagemeister : materials for a history of the Livonia estates , volume 1, Frantzen, Riga 1836, p. 96 u. P. 176 ; Leonhard von Stryk : Contributions to the history of the manors Livonia. Part Two, The Latvian District. Albanus, Dresden 1885, pp. 48, 182 and 211.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meyendorff, Casimir von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meyendorff, Gerhard Konrad Kasimir (full name); Мейендорф, Казимир Иванович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian general of the cavalry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1749 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Small roop |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1813 |
| Place of death | Small roop |