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Konstantin Tarkhan-Mouravi
Konstantin Davidovich Tarkhan-Mouravi (1811–1869) was an Imperial Russian lieutenant general of Georgian noble origin who served as governor of Shamakhi and Baku (1857–1863). Background Tarkhan-Mouravi was born in 1811 into a Georgian princely family of Tarkhan-Mouravi in Tiflis Governorate. His father was David Tarkhan Mouravi (1764–1839), his mother was Makrina Tsereteli (1790-1855). Career He joined the Kherson Grenadier Regiment of the Separate Caucasian Corps as a private in 1826 and was promoted to non-commissioned officer the same year. He fought in the Russo-Persian War (1826–1828) and the Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829). On 19 April 1829, he was promoted to ensign for distinction in combat. Between 1830 and 1833, he received several military honours: * 19 January 1830: Order of St Anna, 4th class, "For Bravery" * 16 June 1831: Order of St Anna, 3rd class with bow * 27 July 1833: Order of St Vladimir, 4th class with bow Following the dissolution of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Chelyaev
Sergius is a male given name of Ancient Roman origin after the name of the Latin ''gens'' Sergia or Sergii of regal and republican ages. It is a common Christian name, in honour of Saint Sergius, or in Kyivan Rus', of Sergius of the Holy Caves (Saint Sergius the Obedient of the Kiev Caves), one of saint Fathers of Kyiv, Saint Sergius of Radonezh, and has been the name of four popes. It has given rise to numerous variants, present today mainly in the Romance languages, Romance (Serge, Sergio, Sergi) and Slavic languages (Serhii, Sergey, Serguei, Srđan). It is not common in English, although the Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-French name Sargent (name), Sargent is possibly related to it. Etymology The name originates from the Ancient Rome, Roman ''nomen'' (patrician family name) ''Sergius'', after the name of the Roman ''gens'' of Latin origins Sergia or Sergii from Alba Longa, Old Latium, counted by Theodor Mommsen as one of the oldest Roman families, one of the original 100 ''ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
