Nikolai Sergeyevich Volkonsky (General)
Nikolai Sergejewitsch Wolkonski ( Russian : Николай Сергеевич Волконский, born March 30, 1753 in Moscow , † February 3, 1821 ibid) was a Russian prince , general of the infantry and military governor of Arkhangelsk .
Origin and family
Knit NS Volkonsky came from the sex of Rurik , his ancestors belonged to the princely family Wolkonski on. His nephew was Lieutenant General Dmitri Michailowitsch Volkonsky (1770-1835). His parents were Prince Sergei Fjodorowitsch Volkonsky (1715-1784) and Maria Dmitriewna Volkonskaja, née Chaadaeva († 1775). He married Princess Katharina Dmitrievna Trubetskaya (1749–1799). Her daughter Marija Nikolajewna (* 1790; † March 7, 1830) married Prince Nikolai Ilyich Tolstoy (1794–1837); their son was Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910).
Life
He completed his school education from 1765 in the well-known Moscow Petri School . Then he entered the military service and accompanied Katharina II as a captain and watch officer at her meeting in Mogilev with the Austrian Emperor Joseph II. 7 years later he was again assigned as a personal officer to Katharina when she was the Visited Crimea . During his service in the Imperial Russian Army , he took part in the Russo-Austrian Turkish War from 1787 to 1791 . In 1781 he was promoted to colonel and in 1787 to brigadier . The next promotion to major general took place in 1789. In 1793 he was sent as ambassador to Berlin and in 1794 he led troops in Lithuania and Poland . This was followed by a 2-year exemption from military service and when Paul I took over the government he became the commander of the Azov Musketeer regiment on December 3, 1796 . Ultimately, he was promoted to general of the infantry and was appointed military governor of Arkhangelsk. In 1799 he said goodbye and moved to his daughter Marija. As a dowry, he left the property in Yasnaya Polyana to her, who was married to Prince Nikolai Ilyich Tolstoy . In 1816 he bought a house in Moscow, which became known as the "Volkonsky House" in Leo Tolstoy's novel " War and Peace ". Nikolai Sergejewitsch Volkonsky died on February 3, 1821 and was buried in the cemetery of the Spasso-Andronikow monastery, the grave site was destroyed in the 1920s.
Web links
- Family table Nikolai Sergejewitsch Volkonsky (Russian)
- Nikolai Sergeevich Volkonsky r. March 30, 1753 February 3, 1821
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Volkonsky, Nikolai Sergeyevich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Волконский, Николай Сергеевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian prince, general of the infantry |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 30, 1753 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 3, 1821 |
| Place of death | Moscow |