Prince Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky russian: Пётр Миха́йлович Волко́нский, tr. ; ) was an

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military commander, General-

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(1843),

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, member of the

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(1821).

Biography

Pyotr Volkonsky was born in St. Petersburg in 1776. Volkonsky participated in the plot to remove Paul I from the throne and became one of the closest advisors to

. He commanded the Russian troops in the Battle of Austerlitz. He was Chief of Staff of the Acting Army from December 1812 and Chief of General Staff (1815-1823). Resigned after a conflict with the War Minister Count

Aleksey Arakcheyev Count Alexey Andreyevich Arakcheyev or Arakcheev (russian: граф Алексе́й Андре́евич Аракче́ев) ( – ) was an Imperial Russian general and statesman during the reign of Tsar Alexander I. He served under Tsars Paul ...

. He was an Ambassador to the coronation of

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in 1824. Afterwards, he was Minister of Imperial Court and Properties between 1826 and 1852. The mineral volkonskoite was named in honor of him in 1831.

References

External links

The ancestors and descendants Serene Highness Prince Pyotr Mikhailovich Volkonsky

Notes

S. Yu. Rychkov-Map depot and quantermaster unit on the eve of Patriotic war of 1812.The Journal of Military History (Voyenno-Istoricheskiy Zhurnal). April 2006,№ 4, p. 35-40
* Almagro (1843) notice sur le familles principales de la Russie 1776 births 1852 deaths Pyotr Mikhailovich Russian commanders of the Napoleonic Wars Field marshals of Russia Members of the State Council (Russian Empire) Military personnel from Saint Petersburg Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Third Degree Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath {{Russia-mil-bio-stub