Svyatopolk-Mirsky Nikolay Ivanovich by Borel

Prince Nikolai Ivanovich Svyatopolk-Mirsky (russian: Николай Иванович Святополк-Мирский, pl, Mikołaj Światopełk-Mirski; 29 July 1833 – 8 November 1898) was a Russian

cavalry Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry ...

general and politician. In 1895 he purchased the famed Mir Castle Complex, repaired and rebuilt it. Nikolai was born to the family of Tomasz Bogumił Jan Mirski, the ambassador of the semi-independent Kingdom of Poland to Russia. Nikolai's patronymic ''Ivanovich'' was based on a Russified form of the third name of his father. Despite being a descendant of Polish

szlachta The ''szlachta'' (Polish: endonym, Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in the ...

he was brought up in Saint Petersburg and considered himself Russian. Nikolai graduated from the Page Corps and later served in the Caucasus under

Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov (russian: Князь Михаи́л Семёнович Воронцо́в, tr. ; ) was a Russian nobleman and field-marshal, renowned for his success in the Napoleonic wars and most famous for his participati ...

. During the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878 he commanded a division that fought at the final Battle of Shipka Pass. In 1881 he was appointed the

ataman Ataman (variants: ''otaman'', ''wataman'', ''vataman''; Russian: атаман, uk, отаман) was a title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. In the Russian Empire, the term was the official title of the supreme military comman ...

of the Don Cossack Voisko, the oldest and largest of the Cossack Hosts. In 1898 he became a member of the State Council of Imperial Russia.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sviatopolk-Mirskii, Nikolai Ivanovitch Military personnel of the Russian Empire Russian generals Russian princes Don Cossacks 1833 births 1898 deaths Military personnel from Saint Petersburg Recipients of the Order of St. George of the Third Degree