Pavel Alexeevich Zelenoy (russian: Зеленой, Павел Алексеевич, 5 January 1833 – 10 January 1909) was a Russian admiral, governor of

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and

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Military career

Pavel Zelenoy was born into a noble family of captain-lieutenant Alexey Nikolaevich Zelenoy. He graduated from the Naval Cadets Corps in 1851. Zelenoy circumnavigated the globe twice - on board frigate "Pallada" in 1852-1854 and on board frigate "Diana" in 1855. In 1854 was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, in 1856-1860 served on board frigate "Askold". 1860-1865 commanded the brig "Almaz", 1866-1869 commanded the corvette "Vityaz". Retired in 1870 and served on commercial vessels. Participant of the

Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) The Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 ( tr, 93 Harbi, lit=War of ’93, named for the year 1293 in the Islamic calendar; russian: Русско-турецкая война, Russko-turetskaya voyna, "Russian–Turkish war") was a conflict between th ...

, Zelenoy commanded a squadron of minelayers and was in charge for the transfer of Russian troops from the seaports of the

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to Russia. In 1882 was promoted to the rank of rear-admiral.

Administrative career

In 1882-1885 -

Governor of Taganrog The Governor of Taganrog (russian: Таганрогское градоначальство) was the head of the Taganrog ''borough'' or ''governorate'' (incorporated municipality with privileges given by royal charter), between October 8, 1802 and ...

, in 1885-1898 - Governor of

, since 1898 - honorary trustee of the board of trustees of Empress Maria's foundations. In 1891 promoted to the rank of lieutenant-general at the Admiralty. In 1902 promoted to the rank of admiral.

Family

Married to Natalia Mikhailovna Verkhovskaya (1842-1901). His children were; Admiral Alexander Zelenoy (1872-1922) and daughters Ekaterina and Olga

Awards

Russian Awards

Order of St. Anna The Imperial Order of Saint Anna (russian: Орден Святой Анны; also "Order of Saint Anne" or "Order of Saint Ann") was a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry. It was established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holst ...

of 1st degree *

Order of Saint Stanislaus The Order of Saint Stanislaus ( pl, Order Św. Stanisława Biskupa Męczennika, russian: Орден Святого Станислава), also spelled Stanislas, was a Polish order of knighthood founded in 1765 by King Stanisław August Ponia ...

of 1st degree *

Order of Saint Vladimir The Imperial Order of Saint Prince Vladimir (russian: орден Святого Владимира) was an Imperial Russian order established on by Empress Catherine II in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptize ...

of 2nd degree

Foreign Awards

Order of the Dannebrog The Order of the Dannebrog ( da, Dannebrogordenen) is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single class known a ...

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) *

Order of the Lion and the Sun The Imperial Order of the Lion and the Sun (Persian language, Persian: نشان سلطنتی شیر و خورشید) was instituted by Fat′h Ali Shah Qajar, Fat’h Ali Shah of the Qajar dynasty in 1808 to honour foreign officials (later extend ...

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) * Commander Cross to the

Order of Christ (Portugal) The Military Order of Christ is the former order of Knights Templar as it was reconstituted in Portugal. Before 1910 it was known as the Royal Military Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the Order of the Knights of Our Lord Jesus Christ. It was ...

* Commander Cross to the

Order of the Redeemer The Order of the Redeemer ( el, Τάγμα του Σωτήρος, translit=Tágma tou Sotíros), also known as the Order of the Saviour, is an order of merit of Greece. The Order of the Redeemer is the oldest and highest decoration awarded by the ...

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) *

Order of the Seal of Solomon The Order of the Seal of Solomon is an order of knighthood of the Ethiopian Empire, founded by Emperor Yohannes IV in 1874 as the highest imperial honour, containing five grades. In 1930, an even higher Order was established, i.e. the Order of Sol ...

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) *

Order of St. Sava The Royal Order of St. Sava is an Order of merit, first awarded by the Kingdom of Serbia in 1883 and later by the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It was awarded to nationals and foreigners for meritorious ach ...

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) *

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(Serbia)

References

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20091128111124/http://www.vgd.ru/Z/zelenin.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20120225175523/http://misto.odessa.ua/index.php?u=gorod%2Fgradonach%2Fzelenoy Imperial Russian Navy admirals Russian nobility Zelenoy Pavel 1833 births 1909 deaths Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian) Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir Order of the Dannebrog Commanders of the Order of Christ (Portugal) Recipients of the Order of St. Sava Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Takovo Naval Cadet Corps alumni {{Russia-noble-stub