Nikita Grigoryevich Volkonsky
Nikita Grigorjewitsch Wolkonski ( Russian: Никита Григорьевич Волконский; born July 9, 1781 in Moscow , † December 6, 1844 in Assisi ) was a major general in the Imperial Russian Army . The highly decorated officer was a participant in several wars, brother of the Decembrist Sergei Grigoryevich Volkonsky (1788-1865) and husband of the Russian court lady Sinaida Alexandrovna Volkonskaya (1792-1862).
Life
NG Wolkonski completed officer training at the cadet corps to Saint Petersburg . As a Praporschtschik , comparable to ensign , he moved to the Ismailovsky Life Guard Regiment . On January 1, 1796 he was promoted to lieutenant there . With the promotion to captain (1800) he was released from the bodyguard regiment and started his service as a chamberlain at the Russian court of the tsars . On January 15, 1807 he was taken back into active military service as a lieutenant colonel and served as an adjutant to General Johann von Michelsohnen , who commanded the Moldavian army. He fought at his side in the Russo-Turkish War and was promoted to colonel in September 1807 . He was now a consultant in the Military Staff of the Tsar Alexander I been employed (1777-1825) and of this as an envoy with a letter to Napoleon commissioned. There are anecdotes and legends about the success or failure of this mission .
On July 28, 1812 he was transferred to the St. Petersburg militia and took part in the Battle of Polotsk on October 6 and 7 . During this mission he was injured and as a result of his wounding he was retired on October 20, 1812. But he returned on 19 December 1812 as an active officer in the Imperial Russian Army and became à la suite on the side of Alexander I. In this capacity, he participated in the battles at Lüzern and Bautzen and at the Battle of Dresden part . In September 1813 he was promoted to major general à la Suite. In 1814 he was with the Russian army in the Battle of Brienne , Battle of Bar-sur-Aube , Battle of Fère-Champenoise and finally the Battle of Paris . In 1815 he accompanied Tsar Alexander I to the Congress of Vienna .
On December 6, 1827 he was reassigned to court service and appointed hunter master and privy councilor. At the end of his life he converted to Catholicism and spent the rest of his life in Italy . He died in Assisi and was buried in the Roman church of Santi Vincenzo e Anastasio a Trevi .
Awards
- Russian Order of St. Vladimir , 2nd class
- Russian Order of Saint Anne , 1st class
- Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class
- Order of Saint Anne, 2nd class
- Russian Order of St. John of Jerusalem , 2nd class
- 1807 Golden sword for bravery with diamonds
- Prussian Pour le Mérite
- Prussian Order of the Red Eagle , 2nd class
- Austrian-Imperial Leopold Order , Commander's Cross
- Bavarian Order of Military Merit , Knight's Cross
Origin and family
NG Volkonsky came from the ancient Russian Volkonsky family . His father was the cavalry general Grigory Semjonowitsch Volkonsky (1742-1824), who was married to Princess Alexandra Nikolajewna (1757-1834), from the House of Repnin . Her father was Field Marshal Nikolai Wassiljewitsch Repnin (1734-1801), who later adopted the son Grigoris Nikolai Grigorjewitsch Repnin-Volkonsky (1778-1824). Another brother of Nikita was the Decembrist Sergei Grigoryevich Volkonsky (1788-1865). Nikita married the Russian lady-in-waiting Princess Sinaida Alexandrovna Belosselskaja (1789–1862) in 1811 , her son was the future Russian privy councilor Alexander Nikititsch Volkonsky (1811–1878).
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| SURNAME | Volkonsky, Nikita Grigoryevich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Волконский, Никита Григорьевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian prince, major general and privy councilor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 9, 1781 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 6, 1844 |
| Place of death | Assisi |