Alexander Friedrich Fürst von Lieven (; 1801–1880) was a

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infantry general and senator.

Life

HSH prince Alexander von Lieven was born on January 14, 1801, into an ancient noble family of

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. He received a good education at home and in 1818 enrolled into the Life Guards Grenadeer regiment and in 1820 was promoted to the rank of lieutenant (). Four years later, in 1824, Lieven was transferred into the Moscow regiment and was promoted to the rank of aide-de-camp to the Emperor

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. During the campaign of the Russo-Turkish War, 1828–1829, Alexander Lieven participated in the siege of

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. In 1831, during the

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, his regiment was sent to subdue the rebels in the

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, and took part in the siege of

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and

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. In 1832, after the war was over he was promoted to the rank of colonel and transferred into the Leib Guards of

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. In 1838, he was made aide-de-camp to the commander of the 5th Infantry Corps, Lieutenant-General Anders, in 1842 Lieven was promoted to the rank of mayor-general and received the position of the second commander of

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. In 1844–1853 Lieven was

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. In 1853, Lieven was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general and was made senator. In 1857 he was appointed Chairman of the Inspection Committee () in Moscow. In 1861 he was appointed full member of the Imperial Philanthropic Society () and president of its Moscow-based committee. Lieven was promoted to the rank of infantry general in 1875, keeping his senator's title. He died on February 17, 1880.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lieven, Alexander Governors of Taganrog Imperial Russian Army generals Lieven family Politicians from the Russian Empire Russian people of the November Uprising 1801 births 1880 deaths