Prince Dmitry Ivanovich Lobanov-Rostovsky (russian: Дми́трий Ива́нович Лоба́нов-Росто́вский; 20 September 1758 – 25/26 July 1838) was a Russian general and administrator. He stemmed from the
Lobanov-Rostovsky
The House of Lobanov-Rostovsky is a branch of the House of Rurik whose male-line ancestors ruled the Principality of Rostov in present-day Russia.
History
It originated with Prince Ivan (nicknamed Loban for his wide forehead), who lived at ...
family.
Biography
After Russia's defeat at
Friedland on 14 June 1807, Russia asked for an armistice, which Lobanov-Rostovsky signed on Russia's behalf on 30 June 1807 (with marshal
Louis-Alexandre Berthier signing for France).
With prince
Alexander Kurakin
Prince Alexander Borisovich Kurakin, sometimes spelled ''Kourakine'' (; 18 January 1752 – Weimar, 6 / 24 June 1818) was a Russian statesman and diplomat, a member of the State Council (from 1810), who was ranked Active Privy Counsellor 1st Cla ...
, he participated in the following negotiations and was one of the plenipotentiaries who signed of the
Treaty of Tilsit on 7 July 1807, on behalf of the Tzar.
Career
From 12 January 1808 to 12 February 1809 Rostovsky was
governor
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
of
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
).
From 1810 Since December 1810 Rostovsky was the Livonian, Estland and Kurland governor-general and the Riga military governor, taking over from
Friedrich von Buxhoeveden, until 1812, when he himself was replaced
Philip Paulucci at the beginning of the 1812 war.
Under Rostovsky governorship Riga garrison was strengthened and the
Daugavgrīvas fortress
Daugavgrīvas fortress (German: Dünamünder Schanze, Festung Dünamünde, Polish: twierdza Dynemunt, Russian: крепость Дюнамюнде, Усть-Двинск, Swedish: Neumünde) is a fortress built in the Swedish Livonia in the 17 ...
was rebuilt. He was
minister of justice from 25 August 1817 to 18 October 1827.
Notes
References
*Edition 1809, ''
The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year 1807'', James Dodsley.
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1758 births
1838 deaths
Military personnel from Moscow
People from Moskovsky Uyezd
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Russian princes
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Russian people of the Polish–Russian War of 1792
Russian people of the Kościuszko Uprising
Russian commanders of the Napoleonic Wars
Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Third Degree