Alexander Friedrich Fürst von Lieven (russian: Александр Карлович Ливен, Alexander Karlovich Liven; 1801–1880) was a

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infantry general and senator. HSH prince Alexander von Lieven was born on January 14, 1801, into an ancient noble family of

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. He received a good education at home and in 1818 enrolled into the Life Guards Grenadeer regiment and in 1820 was promoted to the rank of lieutenant (russian: поручик). Four years later, in 1824, Lieven was transferred into the Moscow regiment and was promoted to the rank of aide-de-camp to the Emperor

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. During the campaign of the Russo-Turkish War, 1828–1829, Alexander Lieven participated in the siege of

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. In 1831, during the

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, his regiment was sent to subdue the rebels in the

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, and took part in the siege of

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and

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. In 1832, after the war was over he was promoted to the rank of colonel and transferred into the Leib Guards of

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. In 1838, he was made aide-de-camp to the commander of the 5th Infantry Corps, Lieutenant-General Anders, in 1842 Lieven was promoted to the rank of mayor-general and received the position of the second commander of

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. In 1844–1853 Lieven was

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. In 1853, Lieven was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general and was made senator. In 1857 he was appointed Chairman of the Inspection Committee (russian: ревизионный комитет) in Moscow. In 1861 he was appointed full member of the Imperial Philanthropic Society (russian: Императорское Человеколюбивое общество) and president of its Moscow-based committee. Lieven was promoted to the rank of infantry general in 1875, keeping his senator's title. He died on February 17, 1880.

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