Paul Friedrich von Benckendorff
Paul Friedrich von Benckendorff (nickname Paul, Russian Павел Ермолаевич Бенкендорф * November 26 jul. / 7. December 1784 greg. In Gatchina ; † December 2 jul. / 14. December 1841 greg. In Tallinn , Governorate of Estonia ) was a Swedish-Baltic state politician, knightly governor of the Estonian knighthood and Russian civil governor of the Estonia governorate from 1833 to 1841.
Life
origin
Paul v. B. came from the Estonian-Swedish aristocratic family " von Benckendorff ", which had its origins in Salzwedel in the 16th century . His father was Hermann Johann von Benckendorff , who was married to Christine Elisabeth von Brevern for the second time .
Career
Paul von Benckendorff served in the Semjonovskoye bodyguard regiment from 1802 to 1804 and attained the rank of lieutenant . After that he was estate manager at Ass and Sternhof until 1806 . In 1806 he was appointed company commander of the land militia. During this time he was promoted to major and expanded the Benckendorffs' land holdings with the purchase of the Warrung and Lammasküll estates . From 1813 to 1818 he held the office of hook judge , from 1818 to 1824 he was elected as district deputy . Subsequently, he took over the office of knight captain in the Estonian knighthood . Between 1827 and 1834 he was appointed District Administrator and then State Councilor. After all, he was civil governor of the government from 1833 to 1841 and was awarded the Imperial Russian Order of Saint Anne (1st class) in 1840 . During his tenure as governor he campaigned for the rebuilding of the Olaikirche in Reval , which had previously burned down. In 1835 he was part of the founding consortium for the purpose of creating a people's teacher seminar , which was opened in 1837 in Alexanderhof (Estonia) as a village school teacher seminar.
family
Paul Friedrich married Elisabeth in 1805, born von Rehbinder , their children were:
- Sophie Christine Wilhelmine von Benckendorff (1806–1863), married to Karl von Baranoff († 1838)
- Gustava Magdalena Marie von Benckendorff (1811-1892), married to Otto von Lilienfeld († 1842)
- Gustav Hermann Christoph von Benckendorff (born January 23, 1815 in Ass; † November 6, 1883 in Löwenwolde ), married to Marie von Löwenstern (1816–1843)
- Gotthard Alexander Konstantin von Benckendorff (* September 4, 1819 in Reval; † September 7, 1851 in Reval), married to Katharina Benardaki (* 1826)
- Gustav Christoph Karl von Benckendorff (1817–1842)
Web links
- Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Paul Friedrich von Benckendorff. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benckendorff, Paul Friedrich von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Бенкендорф, Павел Ермолаевич (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish-Baltic state politician, knightly governor of the Estonian knighthood and Russian civil governor of the Estonia governorate (1833–1841) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 7, 1784 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gatchina |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 1841 |
| Place of death | Reval , Estonia Governorate |