Russian aristocrat
Count Nikolay Vladimirovich Adlerberg
(
Николай Владимирович Адлерберг
; 19 May 1819 ? 25 December 1892), was a Russian aristocrat who served as
Councilor of State
and
Chamberlain
in the imperial court, as well as governor of
Taganrog
,
Simferopol
and
Finland
.
Early life
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Nikolay Adlerberg was born into the
Estonian
branch of
Adlerberg family
that belonged to
Swedish nobility
and
Baltic German nobility
. Born on 19 May 1819 in
Saint Petersburg
as the son
Vladimir Fyodorovich Adlerberg
, a close friend of
Nicholas I
, and his wife, Maria Vasilievna
Nelidova
(1797-1870).
Biography
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Nikolay Adlerberg graduated from the
Page Corps of His Majesty
in 1837, and in 1838 was appointed aide-de-camp to the Emperor; he participated in wars led by Russia in
Caucasus
(1841?1842) and Hungary in 1849. After the Hungarian campaign he was promoted to the rank of colonel and awarded with golden weapons.
Adlerberg resigned in 1852 and was attached to the Russian Ministry of the Interior, receiving the title of chamberlain in the court of His Majesty. On 10 June 1853 Adlerberg was appointed
Governor of Taganrog
, but he left the Governor's office in the hands of general
Yegor Tolstoy
in spring 1854 due to a declared state of war in
Taganrog
and the proximity of
Crimean War
actions. In 1852-1870 he was President of the Russian Imperial Post Department, who introduced the first Russian
post stamps
.
In 1855, Nikolay Adlerberg was promoted to the rank of mayor-general and married
Amalie Grafin of Lerchenfeld
(1808?1888) (in the first marriage Baroness
Amalie von Krudener
).
Count Adlerberg served as governor-general of
Simferopol
and
Taurida Governorate
(1854?1856) during an uneasy period of the Crimean War. Later he served at the Imperial Russian Diplomatic Mission in Berlin in 1856?1866. Nikolay Adlerberg was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general in 1861 and infantry-general in 1870, and during sixteen years served as
Governor-General of Finland
(1866?1881). Being a theater enthusiast, he established the Russian Theater in
Helsingfors
in 1868, which was named
Alexandre Theater
in 1879 after
Alexander II of Russia
.
On 22 May 1881 the Count was named member of the State Council, but was pensioned off from this post after assassination of his protector, Emperor
Alexander II of Russia
. Nikolay and Amalie Adlerberg moved to Germany, where they settled at Maximilian Lerchenfeld's estate in
Tegernsee
near
Munich
.
Nikolay Adlerberg died on 25 December 1892 in
Munich
,
Bavaria
.
Honors
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- Russian orders and decorations
- Knight of the
Order of Saint Anna
, 3rd Class with Bow,
1842
; 2nd Class,
1849
; with Crown,
1851
; 1st Class with Swords,
1859
- Golden Sword "For Bravery"
,
1844
- Knight of the
Order of Saint Vladimir
, 4th Class,
1848
; 3rd Class,
1854
; 2nd Class,
1865
; 1st Class,
1876
- Knight of the
Order of Saint Stanislaus
, 1st Class,
1855
- Knight of the
Order of the White Eagle
,
1867
- Knight of the
Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
,
1872
; in Diamonds,
1875
- Foreign orders and decorations
See also
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References
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- ^
"Ritter-Orden"
,
Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Osterreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie
, Vienna, 1883, pp.
130
,
161
– via alex.onb.ac.at
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- ^
"Konigliche Ritter-orden"
.
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Konigreichs Bayern
(in German). Munich: Konigl. Oberpostamt. 1867. p. 69
. Retrieved
2019-07-15
.
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Staat Hannover (1865).
Hof- und Staatshandbuch fur das Konigreich Hannover: 1865
. Berenberg. p.
81
.
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"Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen",
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Grossherzogtums Hessen
(in German), Darmstadt, 1881, p.
28
– via hathitrust.org
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"Rother Adler-orden"
,
Koniglich Preussische Ordensliste
(in German), vol. 1, Berlin, 1877, p.
42
– via hathitrust.org
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a
b
"Koniglich Preussische Ordensliste"
,
Preussische Ordens-Liste
(in German),
1
, Berlin:
25
,
550
, 1886 – via hathitrust.org
- ^
"Großherzogliche Hausorden",
Staatshandbuch fur das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach
(in German), Weimar, 1864, p.
17
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