Nikolai von Baranoff (General)
Count Nikolai Trofimowitsch von Baranoff ( Russian : Николай Трофимович Баранов, born October 19, 1808 in Reval , † May 26, 1883 in Saint Petersburg ) was a Russian infantry general in the Imperial Russian Army . He was raised to the Russian hereditary nobility in 1846 . He and his descendants bear the title of Russian Count .
Life
Nikolai began his military career at the military school as a guard - ensign . From 1827 he served in the Izmajlov Guard Regiment, which was part of the Old Guard and whose Commander-in-Chief was Tsar Nicholas I (1796–1855). With this regiment took part in the siege of Varna and in 1831 in the assault on Warsaw . He was seriously wounded in Warsaw and was given a long convalescent leave. In 1835 he became the adjutant of the Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich appointed (1798 to 1849) and from 1849 as adjutant called his imperial highness. His promotion to major general à la suite took place in 1855, in the meantime, he was commander of the 6th Guards Reserve - Brigade . In 1846 the tsar raised him - and his brothers - to the rank of Russian count . After that he worked exclusively in the service of the court and commanded the castle - Grenadier - company . In 1861 he was appointed adjutant general to his majesty and promoted to lieutenant general. Ultimately, in 1877, he received the rank of General of the Infantry.
Origin and family
Nikolai came from the Russian-Swedish nobility of the von Baranoff family , who had lived in Estonia and Livonia since the mid- 16th century . His father was the Russian chamberlain and real councilor Trofim Johann Ludwig von Baranoff (1779–1828), who was married to Juliane Sophie von Adlerberg (1789–1874). His brothers were the Russian generals Johann Eduard Graf von Baranoff (1811–1884) and Paul Graf von Baranoff (1814–1864). Nikolai married Elisabeth Nikolaijewna Poltawzew (1817–1866; died in Nice ), the marriage remained childless. One of his cousins of the same name was the painter Nikolai von Baranoff (1808–1863).
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Nikolai Graf von Baranoff. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
Individual evidence
- ↑ Manfred Hildermeier , History of Russia: From the Middle Ages to the October Revolution , Historical Library of the Gerda Henkel Foundation, Verlag CHBeck, 2013 ISBN 3406645526 , page 773 (XXX. Autocracy and minimal reforms: Nikolaus I - The Army) [1]
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| SURNAME | From Baranoff, Nikolai |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Von Baranoff, Nikolai Trofimowitsch (full name); Баранов, Николай Трофимович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian infantry general in the Imperial Russian Army |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1808 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reval |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 26, 1883 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |