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Siergiej Muchanow
Sergei Sergeevich Mukhanov (russian: Сергей Сергеевич Муха́нов, italic=yes; pl, Siergiej Siergiejewicz Muchanow; 1833, Vologda, Russian Empire – May 29, 1897, Przemęczany, Vistula Land, Russian Empire; now Poland) was a Russian official, an officer in the Special Corps of Gendarmes, later also director of the Warsaw Theatre Directorate and second husband of the Polish pianist Maria Kalergis. Life Youth and military career Sergei S. Mukhanov (or Muchanow by Polish orthography) was born in northern Russian town Vologda, as a third child to the family of major general Sergei Nikolaievich Mukhanov, governor of Kharkov Governorate (now Ukraine), and Minadora, Countess von Sievers. Serving in the military from his youth, he found himself in Warsaw in 1861, being appointed adjutant general to Alexander von Lüders and becoming a gendarme lieutenant in July 1862 – in the latter of which roles he served as chief of police in Warsaw and, among other things, wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vologda
Vologda ( rus, Вологда, p=ˈvoləɡdə) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda (river), Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. Population: The city serves as a major transport hub of the Northwestern Federal District, Northwest of Russia. The Ministry of Culture (Russia), Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation has classified Vologda as a historic city, one of 41 in Russia and one of only three in Vologda Oblast. 224 buildings in Vologda have been officially recognized as cultural heritage monuments. History Foundation The official founding year of Vologda is 1147,Official website of Vologda Oblast Government: A brief history of Vologda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sievers Family
The Sievers family is a noble Baltic German family that owned a number of estates in the present-day Baltic States, including the Wenden Castle. It hails from the Duchy of Holstein. * Karl von Sievers (1710–74) owed his rise to a brief liaison with Elizabeth of Russia, Tsarina Elisabeth. He was made a Count of the Holy Roman Empire in 1760. * His daughter Elisabeth Sievers, Elisabeth (1746-1818) captivated Giacomo Casanova but married her cousin Jacob Sievers who administered the north-west of modern-day Russia and built the Sievers Canal connecting the Msta River, Msta and Volkhov River, Volkhov rivers. Her second husband was Prince Nikolai Putyatin. She also had a natural daughter who married historian Nikolai Karamzin. * Jacob's nephews Karl Karlovich Sievers, Karl, Johann von Sievers, Johann and Jacob were all generals prominent in the Russian service during the Napoleonic Wars. *Count Emanuel von Sievers (1817-1909) a senator of the Russian Empire and grand master of the im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
