Philipp von Elmpt
Count Philipp von Elmpt ( Russian Филипп Эльмпт ; * 29 September July / 10 October 1763 greg .; † 10 May July / 22 May 1818 greg. In Groß Switten , Courland ) was a Russian lieutenant general .
Life
family
Philipp was a member of the Rhineland - Baltic noble family von Elmpt . His parents were the Russian field marshal Johann Martin von Elmpt (1726-1802) and Dorothea Katharina Gottliebe von Korff . The imperial field marshal Franz Philipp von Elmpt (1724–1795) was his uncle.
He was initially engaged to Natalia (1775–1844), daughter of the Russian general Alexander Vasiljewitsch Suvorov (1730–1800). The marriage did not come about because of his adherence to the Lutheran faith . So he married the mistress of the Grand Duchess Helena Pavlovna , Anna Magdalena, widow of Budberg , born of Baranov (1777-1845). The marriage resulted in two daughters:
- Anna Maria (1807–1852), maid of honor to Empress Alexandra
- Cäcilie Julie Philippine (1812–1892), court master of Empress Alexandra, ⚭ 1833 Joseph Karl von Anrep (1796–1860), Russian general of the cavalry . In 1853, the name and coat of arms association Anrep-Elmpt was approved, combined with the promotion to the Russian count status .
Career
He joined the army in 1772 and was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1786 . In 1787 he was with the 2nd Division and in 1788, when he was promoted to colonel, he was also commander of the Ingermannland infantry regiment. In 1798 he received the Order of St. Anna II. Class, in 1798 he became chief of the Tenginsk infantry regiment and in 1799 chief of the "Elmpt" garrison regiment in Kronstadt .
Elmpt was owned by Burgau Castle , and also the heir to Groß and Kein Switten.
literature
- Genealogical paperback of the German count's houses , 15th year, Justus Perthes , Gotha 1842, pp. 154–155.
- Ernst Heinrich Kneschke : German count houses of the present: in heraldic, historical and genealogical relation. Volume 3, TO Weigel, Leipzig 1854, p. 98.
Web links
- Entry in the Erik Amburger database at the Institute for East and Southeast European Studies
Individual evidence
- ↑ Astaf von Transehe-Roseneck (edit.): Genealogical Handbook of the Baltic Knighthoods , Part 1, 2: Livland, Lfg. 9–15, Görlitz 1929, p. 648.
- ↑ Otto Magnus von Stackelberg (edit.): Genealogical manual of the Estonian knighthood , Volume 1, Görlitz, 1931, p. 21.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Elmpt, Philipp von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Эльмпт, Филипп (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian lieutenant general |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1763 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 22, 1818 |
| Place of death | Groß Switten , Courland |