Konstantin von der Pahlen (politician, 1830)

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Count Magnus Konstantin Ferdinand von der Pahlen ( Russian Константин Иванович Пален * November 19 jul. / 1. December  1830 greg. In Mitau , † April 19 jul. / 2. May  1912 greg. In St. Petersburg ) was a Russian Minister of Justice .

Life

Origin and family

Constantine was a member of the Courland Counts von der Pahlen . His parents were the Russian Guard - captain and majorate on Kautzemünde , Johann Graf von der Pahlen (1784-1856) and Sophia, née Countess von Medem (1799-1872).

He married in St. Petersburg in 1857 with a daughter of General Karl Wilhelm von Toll (1777–1842), maid of honor to the Empress and Lady of the Order , Helene Countess von Toll (1832–1910). The marriage resulted in seven children.

  • Marie (1858–1927), maid of honor to the Empress
  • Peter (1859–1912), Russian envoy to The Hague
  • Konstantin (1861–1923), Russian statesman, ⚭ Sophie Luise Tatjana Freiin von Nikolay (1862–1943)
  • Helene (1863–1952), ⚭ 1882 Theodor Baron Pilar von Pilchau (1858–1916), Estonian district administrator
  • Eugenie (* 1865), maid of honor, married from 1884 to Adolf Baron Pilar von Pilchau (1851–1925), Livonian land marshal
  • Natalie (1866–1929), ⚭ 1898 Count Arnold von Medem (1865–1899)
  • Johann (1869–1941), Chamberlain, ⚭ 1904 Karin von Schubert (1885–1952)

Career

Pahlen studied until 1852 in St. Petersburg law . He then switched to the Russian civil service. In 1854 it was used by the Ministry of Public Enlightenment and from 1855 to 1861 by the Reich Chancellery. In 1864 he became governor of Pleskau and in 1867 he became assistant to the Minister of Justice and State Secretary of the Emperor. In the same year he became Minister of Justice and remained in this position until 1878. Even afterwards he remained a permanent member of the Reichsrat . In 1878 he became a Real Privy Councilor , was director of the support fund of the Evangelical Lutheran Congregation from 1880 to 1890 and was appointed Lord Chamberlain in 1904.

Pahlen is said to deal with the reform of the judiciary, the implementation of the conscription law, the abolition of poll tax, the city regulations, the reorganization of the police and much more. deserved. The trust in his person and the satisfaction with the implementation of the tasks assigned to him is also reflected in the fact that he was coronation marshal Alexander III. and Chief Coronation Marshal Nikolais II .

He was the bearer of the Order of St. Anne III. Class, the Order of St. Vladimir IV. And II. Class and the Order of St. Andrew .

In Courland he owned the estates Groß Autz , Keweln and AltSchwarden.

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SURNAME Von der Pahlen, Konstantin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Von der Pahlen, Magnus Konstantin Ferdinand (full name); Пален, Константин Иванович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian Minister of Justice
DATE OF BIRTH December 1, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH Mitau
DATE OF DEATH May 2, 1912
Place of death St. Petersburg