Count Yegor Petrovich Tolstoy russian: Граф Егор Петрович Толстой; 19 July 1802 – 12 March 1874) was an Imperial Russian lieutenant-general, senator, and governor of Taganrog,

Kaluga Kaluga ( rus, Калу́га, p=kɐˈɫuɡə), a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast in Russia, stands on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Population: Kaluga's most famous resident, the space travel pioneer Konstantin Tsiol ...

, and Penza.

Military career

Son of

Pyotr Aleksandrovich Tolstoy Count Pyotr Aleksandrovich Tolstoy (russian: Пётр Александрович Толстой) (1769 – 28 September 1844) was a Russian general and statesman. Pyotr Tolstoy came from the Oryol branch of the Tolstoy family, Tolstoy family, ...

, Yegor Tolstoy was born on 9 July 1802 ( Old Style) in the Tolstoy family. He received home education and in 1819 enrolled to serve in the Uglitsk regiment. In 1821, he was transferred into the regiment of chasseurs of the

Leib Guards The Russian Imperial Guard, officially known as the Leib Guard (russian: Лейб-гвардия ''Leyb-gvardiya'', from German language, German ''Leib'' "body"; cf. Lifeguard (military), Life Guards / Bodyguard) were military units serving as ...

. Tolstoy was aide-de-camp to general Alexander von Neidgart, and was stationed in Laibach ( Ljubljana) during the Congress, where he was appointed head of the Russian headquarters of the detachment against Piedmont. In 1826, Count Tolstoy participated in the Russo-Persian War, 1826–1828, serving as aide de camp to Mayor-General Prince Aleksandr Sergeyevich Menshikov. On 21 April 1827 Tolstoy was appointed aide de camp to the Emperor Nicholas I of Russia. During the campaign of Russo-Turkish War, 1828–1829, he was awarded with an Order of St. George of the 4th degree and the rank of colonel for the action in the siege of Anapa. He was awarded with a golden sword for the restoration of the communication between the main army and the corps of general Loggin Rot in July of the same year; and was wounded in the head during the Siege of Varna. In 1831, Yegor Tolstoy participated in the military actions against Polish rebels during

November Uprising The November Uprising (1830–31), also known as the Polish–Russian War 1830–31 or the Cadet Revolution, was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in W ...

and was awarded with an

Order of St. 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 Baptizer ...

of the 3rd degree for the seizure of Warsaw.

Government Work

In 1835 Count Tolstoy received an appointment at the Ministry of Interior and gave his resignation in 1840. In April 1851, he was appointed governor of

, and on 27 April 1854, governor-general of the city of Taganrog. Tolstoy held this office until September 1856 and participated in the defense of the city from bombardments and landing operations during the Siege of Taganrog in 1855. On 31 August 1859 he was appointed governor of Penza and on 4 August 1861, Russian senator. In 1870, Tolstoy was decorated with an

Order of St. Alexander Nevsky The Imperial Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky was an order of chivalry of the Russian Empire first awarded on by Empress Catherine I of Russia. History The introduction of the Imperial Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky was envisioned by Emperor ...

for the 50 years of service. Count Yegor Tolstoy died on 12 March 1874.

External links and references

* *
Governor Yegor Petrovich Tolstoy
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tolstoy, Yegor 1802 births 1874 deaths Counts of the Russian Empire Imperial Russian Army generals Russian people of the Crimean War Politicians of the Russian Empire Governors of Taganrog Yegor Governors of Penza Governorate