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

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on 7 July 1807, on behalf of the Tzar.

Career

From 12 January 1808 to 12 February 1809 Rostovsky was

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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.

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References

*Edition 1809, ''

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