Pavel Alekseyevich Zelenoy (, 5 January 1833 – 10 January 1909) was a Russian admiral,

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Military career

Pavel Zelenoy was born into the nobility as the son of Captain-Lieutenant Alexey Nikolaevich Zelenoy. He graduated from the Naval Cadets Corps in 1851. Zelenoy circumnavigated the globe twice - onboard the frigate ''Pallada'' in 1852-1854 and onboard the frigate ''Diana'' in 1855. In 1854 was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, in 1856-1860 served onboard the frigate . He commanded the brig ''Almaz'' between 1860 and 1865, and the corvette ''Vityaz'' between 1866 and 1869. Zelenoy retired in 1870 and served on commercial vessels. He took part in the

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between 1877 and 1878, commanding a squadron of minelayers. He was in charge for the transfer of Russian troops from the seaports of the

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to Russia. In 1882 he was promoted to the rank of rear-admiral.

Administrative career

Between 1882 and 1885 Zelenoy was

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, and then Governor of

from 1885 until 1898. In 1898 Zelenoy was appointed an honorary trustee of the board of trustees of the

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. In 1891 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general at the Admiralty, and in 1902 promoted to the rank of admiral.

Family

Zelenoy was married to Natalia Mikhailovna Verkhovskaya (1842-1901). His children were; Admiral Alexander Zelenoy (1872-1922) and daughters Ekaterina and Olga

Awards

Russian Awards

* Order of St. Anna of 1st degree *

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of 1st degree *

Order of Saint Vladimir The Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir () was an Imperial Russian order established on by Empress Catherine the Great, Catherine II in memory of the deeds of Vladimir I, Prince of Kiev, Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptizer of ...

of 2nd degree

Foreign Awards

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) *

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) * Commander Cross to the

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* Commander Cross to the

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) * Order of the Seal of Solomon (

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) *

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(Serbia)

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20091128111124/http://www.vgd.ru/Z/zelenin.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20120225175523/http://misto.odessa.ua/index.php?u=gorod%2Fgradonach%2Fzelenoy Imperial Russian Navy admirals Nobility from the Russian Empire Governors of Taganrog 1833 births 1909 deaths Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov) Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir Order of the Dannebrog Commanders of the Order of Christ (Portugal) Recipients of the Order of St. Sava Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Takovo Naval Cadet Corps alumni {{Russia-noble-stub