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Alexander von Güldenstubbe

1801 – 1884

Baltic German military personnel and statesman

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About Alexander von Güldenstubbe

Lived 1801 – 1884 (aged 83). Alexander von Güldenstubbe was a Russian military officer.

Coat of arms of the Güldenstubbe family (de) of 1751, in the by Carl Arvid von Klingspor in 1882.

Magnus Alexander Ludwig von Güldenstubbe (, tr. ; ) was a Baltic German general of the Imperial Russian Army and commanded the Moscow Military District from 1864 to 1879. He participated in November Uprising in Poland and the Crimean War.

Biography Origin Güldenstubbe was born on (27 December 1800 according to the Julian calendar at use in Russia at the time) in the family estate in Karmel (present-day Kaarma, Estonia), the seventh child of Johann Gustav von Güldenstubbe and Johanna Luise von Ekesparre (de). He was from the Baltic German and Swedish Güldenstubbe family (de), which was originally named Knutzen (or Knutson) and originated from either Holstein or Denmark.

Awards link=Order of St. Vladimir Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class (1837) link=Order of St. Vladimir Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class (1845) link=Order of Saint George (Russia) Order of St. George, 4th class (1847) link=Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov) Order of St. Stanislaus, 1st class (1848)

link=Order of St. Vladimir Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class (1855)

link=Order of St. Alexander Nevsky Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (1863) link=Order of St. Vladimir Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class (1872)

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
First Cadet Corps
Positions held
Member of the State Council of the Russian Empire, Geheimrat
Awards
Order of St. Andrew; Order of St. George, 4th class; Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class; Order of St. Vladimir; Order of St. George; Order of Saint Stanislaus; Order of Saint Anna; Order of the White Eagle; Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Alexander von Güldenstubbe's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Alexander von Güldenstubbe?

Baltic German military personnel and statesman (1801–1884)

When was Alexander von Güldenstubbe born?

Alexander von Güldenstubbe was born on 7 January 1801 in Kaunivere manor.

When did Alexander von Güldenstubbe die?

Alexander von Güldenstubbe died on 23 April 1884 in Saint Petersburg.

What was Alexander von Güldenstubbe's occupation?

Alexander von Güldenstubbe was a military officer.

What nationality was Alexander von Güldenstubbe?

Alexander von Güldenstubbe was Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Alexander von Güldenstubbe

· Wikidata: Q4138336

· DBpedia: Alexander von Güldenstubbe

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