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Alexey Saltykov (1806–1859)
Prince Aleksei Dmitrievich Saltykov (1806–1859) was a Russian diplomat, artist and traveller in Persia, Iran and India. He was the grandson of Prince Nikolay Saltykov. Family Prince Alexei Saltykov (rendered in French and English at the time variously as Soltykoff, Saltykoff, Soltikoff, Saltuikov, and Saltykow) was born in St. Petersburg on 1 February 1806 to Prince Dmitri Nikolaevich Saltykov (1767–1826) and Anna Nikolaevna Leontieva (1776–1810). He had three older brothers, the princes Ivan (1797–1832), Petr (ca. 1804–1889) and Vladimir (ca. 1799–1835), and an older sister, Princess Mariya (1795–1823). Alexei's father Dmitri had two brothers, Aleksandr (1775–1837) and Sergei (1776–1828). The three boys were the sona of the famous General Nikolai Ivanovich Saltykov (31 October 1736 – 24 March 1816) and Natalya Vladimirovna Dolgorukaya (1737–1812). Life Alexei's childhood in St. Petersburg is somewhat of a mystery. In his youth he trained with the well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persia
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the northeast, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south. With a Ethnicities in Iran, multi-ethnic population of over 92 million in an area of , Iran ranks 17th globally in both List of countries and dependencies by area, geographic size and List of countries and dependencies by population, population. It is the List of Asian countries by area, sixth-largest country entirely in Asia and one of the world's List of mountains in Iran, most mountainous countries. Officially an Islamic republic, Iran is divided into Regions of Iran, five regions with Provinces of Iran, 31 provinces. Tehran is the nation's Capital city, capital, List of cities in Iran by province, largest city and financial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |