Count Arseny Andreyevich Zakryevsky (; September 24, 1783 or 1786 in Tver Governorate – January 23, 1865 in

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) was a Russian statesman and

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from April 19, 1828 to November 19, 1831. Son of a poor

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nobleman of distant Polish origin, Zakrevsky began his military career in a cadet corps, from which he graduated in 1802 with the rank of junior infantry officer. By 1829 he rose to the rank of infantry general. Between 1824 and 1831, Count Zakrevsky served as the Governor General of the

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. Being a military man and a hard-liner, he was trusted by Emperor Nicholas I. In the period 1828–1831, he also briefly served as the Minister of Interior of the entire empire. He was elevated to the title of count in the Finnish nobility, and was registered in the House of Nobility under the name Zakrewsky as the Finnish comital house number nine. This made him and his family "Finnish citizens", which also meant that afterwards, when out of office, they did not need passports to go to the territory of the grand duchy from the Russian side of the border, a coveted privilege.

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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Zakrevsky, Arseny 1780s births 1865 deaths Politicians from the Russian Empire Russian commanders of the Napoleonic Wars Governors of the Grand Duchy of Finland Members of the State Council (Russian Empire) Governors-general of Moscow