Prince Dmitry Ivanovich Lobanov-Rostovsky (russian: Дми́трий Ива́нович Лоба́нов-Росто́вский; 20 September 1758 – 25/26 July 1838) was a Russian general and administrator. He stemmed from the
Lobanov-Rostovsky family.
Biography
After Russia's defeat at
Friedland on 14 June 1807, Russia asked for an armistice, which Lobanov-Rostovsky signed on Russia's behalf on 30 June 1807 (with marshal
Louis-Alexandre Berthier
Louis-Alexandre Berthier (20 November 1753 – 1 June 1815), Prince of Neuchâtel and Valangin, Prince of Wagram, was a French Marshal of the Empire who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. He was twice Minis ...
signing for France).
With prince
Alexander Kurakin, he participated in the following negotiations and was one of the plenipotentiaries who signed of the
Treaty of Tilsit
The Treaties of Tilsit were two agreements signed by French Emperor Napoleon in the town of Tilsit in July 1807 in the aftermath of his victory at Friedland. The first was signed on 7 July, between Napoleon and Russian Emperor Alexander, when ...
on 7 July 1807, on behalf of the Tzar.
Career
From 12 January 1808 to 12 February 1809 Rostovsky was
governor
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
of
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
).
From 1810 Since December 1810 Rostovsky was the Livonian, Estland and Kurland governor-general and the Riga military governor, taking over from
Friedrich von Buxhoeveden, until 1812, when he himself was replaced
Philip Paulucci at the beginning of the 1812 war.
Under Rostovsky governorship Riga garrison was strengthened and the
Daugavgrīvas fortress was rebuilt. He was
minister of justice
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a ...
from 25 August 1817 to 18 October 1827.
Notes
References
*Edition 1809, ''
The Annual Register
''The Annual Register'' (originally subtitled "A View of the History, Politicks and Literature of the Year ...") is a long-established reference work, written and published each year, which records and analyses the year's major events, developmen ...
, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for the Year 1807'', James Dodsley.
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1758 births
1838 deaths
Military personnel from Moscow
People from Moskovsky Uyezd
Dmitry
Dmitri (russian: Дми́трий); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr ( or ) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Greek Demetrios (Δημήτρι ...
Russian princes
Politicians of the Russian Empire
Justice ministers of Russia
Russian people of the Polish–Russian War of 1792
Russian people of the Kościuszko Uprising
Russian commanders of the Napoleonic Wars
Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Third Degree