Vasily Andreevich Dolgorukov
Prince Vasily Andreevich Dolgorukov ( Russian Василий Андреевич Долгоруков Vasilij Andreevič Dolgorukov ; born March 7, 1804 in Moscow , † January 17, 1868 in Saint Petersburg ) was a Russian general adjutant , general of the cavalry , minister of war during the Crimean War (1852–1856) under Alexander II head of the secret police (1856–1866).
Life
Vasily, the son of Prince Andrei Nikolayevich Dolgorukov (1772–1834) and his wife Princess Jelisaveta Nikolajewna Dolgorukowa, née Saltykowa (1777–1855), had six brothers (Nikolai (1792–1847), Ivan (1796–1807), Ilya ( 1797–1848), Sergei (1802–1837), Dmitri (1808–1809), Vladimir (1810–1891)) and three sisters (Ekaterina (1798–1857), Maria, Alexandra). Raised by private tutors, he joined the Kronstadt bodyguard regiment in 1821 as a flag junior . The cavalryman became cornet on February 23, 1823 , lieutenant after 1825 , wing adjutant on September 5, 1830 , colonel in 1835 , major general on September 22, 1842 , adjutant general on September 22, 1845, lieutenant general on August 7, 1849 and lieutenant general on April 17, 1856 General of the cavalry.
For his participation in the suppression of the November Uprising , he was decorated with two medals and promoted to Rittmeister .
From 1838 to 1841 Vasily Dolgorukov traveled with the Tsarevich through Russia and Europe. In 1848 he became Deputy Minister of War and in 1849 a member of the Military Council. Vasily Dolgorukov became Minister of War on August 26, 1852. Blamed by his opponents for the Russian defeat in the Crimean War, he resigned from the post of Minister of War on April 17, 1856 at his own request. In the summer of 1856 he became chief of the secret police. Karakosov's assassination attempt on the emperor brought down Vasily Dolgorukov in the latter position. At the beginning of April 1866, he followed the request to resign.
On April 10, 1866 he became Lord Chamberlain. Vasily Dolgorukov died in the Winter Palace in 1868. Pyotr Valuyev emphasized the goodness and humility of the deceased. In his obituary, Pyotr Vyazemsky mentioned the deceased's sense of duty. Pyotr Vladimirovich Dolgorukov accused Vasily Dolgorukov of being mediocre.
family
Vasily Dolgorukov married on May 3, 1829 the Countess Olga de Saint-Priest (* 1807, † September 16, 1853), daughter of the Odessa mayor Count Armand Charles Emmanuel Guignard de Saint-Priest (1782-1863). The couple had sons Alexander (1839–1876) and Alexei (1842–1849).
anecdote
During the uprising on December 14, 1825 , the young tsar is said to have approached Vasily Dolgorukov, who was on watch in the Winter Palace, with the question of whether he could count on him. The cornet's reply was: "Your Majesty, I am Prince Dolgorukov."
Honors
- 1831 Order of St. Vladimir 4th class
- 1831 Russian Order of Saint Anne 2nd class
- 1832 Virtuti Militari 4th class
- 1833 Imperial crown to the Russian Order of Saint Anne, 2nd class
- 1833 Order of St. Stanislaus (Russia)
- 1837 Order of St. Vladimir 3rd class
- 1840 Decoration for 15 years of loyal service
- 1847 Russian Order of St. George
- 1847 Russian Order of Saint Anne 1st class
- 1848 Order of St. Vladimir 2nd class
- 1849 gold snuffbox with a portrait of His Majesty, set with diamonds
- 1850 Imperial-Royal Order of the White Eagle
- 1852 Alexander Nevsky Order
- 1853 Order of St. Vladimir 1st class
- 1855 Order of St. Andrew the First Called
- 1855 Badge of Honor For 30 years of loyal service
- 1859 diamonds for the Order of St. Andrew the First Called
- 1865 Decoration for 40 years of loyal service
- 1868 diamond-studded golden snuffbox with the portrait of His Majesty
- 1868 honorary member of Moscow University
foreign countries
- 1831 Austrian Imperial Leopold Order
- 1838 Order of the Sword 3rd Class
- 1838 Dannebrogorden 2nd class
- 1838 Guelph Order 3rd Class
- 1838 Royal Prussian Order of St. Johanniter with diamonds
- 1839 Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Ludwig
- 1840 Order of Civil Merit (Saxony)
- 1840 House Order of the White Falcon
- 1852 Austrian Imperial Leopold Order
- 1853 Order of the Red Eagle
- 1854 Order of the Leopold (Belgium)
- 1854 Order of the Black Eagle
- 1857 Order of Hubert
- 1857 Grand Ducal Hessian Order of Ludwig
- 1857 House Order of the White Falcon
- 1859 Order of the Black Eagle
- 1860 ku St. Stephen's Order
- 1860 Snuffbox with the portrait of the Prince Regent of Prussia
- 1864 Mecidiye Order
- 1864 Nassau House Order of the Golden Lion
- 1864 Order of Knights of the Legion of Honor (France)
- 1864 Order of the Württemberg Crown
Web links
- Biographical entry at hrono.ru (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Russian ru: Генерал-адъютант
- ↑ Russian ru: Третье отделение - Третье отделение Собственной Его Императорского Величества канцелярии / Imperial Third Division
- ↑ Russian Андрей Николаевич Долгоруков
- ↑ Russian Елизавета Николаевна Долгорукова (Салтыкова)
- ↑ Russian ru: Долгоруков, Николай Андреевич
- ↑ Russian ru: Долгоруков, Илья Андреевич
- ↑ Russian ru: Долгоруков, Владимир Андреевич
- ↑ Russian ru: Конный лейб-гвардии полк
- ↑ Russian ru: Обер-камергер
- ↑ Russian ru: Долгоруков, Пётр Владимирович
- ↑ Russian ru: Орден Святого Станислава (Российская империя)
- ↑ Russian Знак отличия За XV лет беспорочной службы
- ↑ Russian Золотая табакерка с портретом Его Величества, украшенная брильянтами
- ↑ Russian ru: Императорский Московский университет # Императорский Московский университет 1804-1917
- ↑ Russian ru: Орден Почётного легиона
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dolgorukov, Vasily Andreevich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Долгоруков, Василий Андреевич (Russian); Dolgorukov, Vasilij Andreevič |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian adjutant general, cavalry general, minister of war and chief of the secret police |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 7, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 1868 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |