Leonhard von Richter
Leonhard von Richter (also Georg Leonhard Christoph von Richter ; Russian : Егор Христофорович Рихтер; * January 15, 1778 ; † July 3, 1823 in Teplitz ) was a German-Baltic nobleman and major general of the Imperial Russian Army .
Life
His military career began in the Imperial Russian Army. As a Major , he served in a muskets - Regiment . As a lieutenant colonel , he moved to a guard regiment and was appointed as a colonel in 1812 to command the Pavlovsky Grenadier Regiment. From 1813 he was city commander of Dünaburg and from 1814 to 1823 of Riga . He was promoted to major general in 1816 . The goods and farms Wattram, Marzingshof, Ramkau and Sellin belonged to his possessions.
Origin and family
The noble von Richter family had been resident in the Baltic States since the beginning of the 17th century and originally came from Silesia . Leonhard was the son of the Livonian governor Christoph Adam von Richter (1751–1815) and Margaretha Dorothea von Richter, née Freiin von Budberg (1759–1809). In 1802 he married Anna Sophie von Huhn (1783–1866), whose descendants were:
- Otto Friedrich Leonhard von Richter (1804-1830)
- Christoph Melchior Alexander von Richter (1803 - 1864), Real Councilor of State
- Emilie Maria von Richter (1805 - 1852) ∞ Robert Alexander Freiherr von Meyendorff (1802 - 1872)
Awards
- 1807 Prussian Order of Merit Pour le Mérite
- 1807 Russian Order of St. Vladimir (4th grade)
- 1808 Russian Order of Saint George (4th grade)
literature
- Astaf von Transehe-Roseneck , Genealogical Handbook of the Livonian Knighthood, Vol .: 1, Görlitz, [1929] [1]
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Leonhard von Richter. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Richter, Leonhard von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Richter, Georg Leonhard Christoph von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian major general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1778 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 3, 1823 |
| Place of death | Teplitz |