Count Pavel Andreyevich Shuvalov (;

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n statesman and the brother of Count Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov.

Biography

Pavel Andreyevich came from the

Shuvalov family The House of Shuvalov () is the name of a Russian nobility, Russian noble family, which was documented since the 16th century. The Shuvalov family rose to distinction during the reign of Empress Elizabeth and was elevated to the rank of count on ...

which has been prominent in the Russian culture and politics since the mid-18th century. His father, Count Andrey Petrovich Shuvalov, was a prominent figure at the courts of

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and

Alexander II of Russia Alexander II ( rus, Алекса́ндр II Никола́евич, Aleksándr II Nikoláyevich, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ftɐˈroj nʲɪkɐˈlajɪvʲɪtɕ; 29 April 181813 March 1881) was Emperor of Russia, Congress Poland, King of Poland and Grand Du ...

. His mother was Thekla Ignatyevna Walentinowicz, Prince Zubov's widow and heiress. Count Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov was his brother.

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was notable family estate. After completing his studies in the

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, Paul served with distinction in the

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. His military career was fairly successful and peaked with the high rank of full General. During the

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he was in charge of the staff of the imperial guards and of the Petersburg Military District. From 1885 to 1894, he was the Ambassador at

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, bringing an end to a toll war between Russia and the

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in 1894, as well as concluding the

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with

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. For the following two years he served as Governor-general of Warsaw. Shuvalov retired from office in 1896 and spent the rest of his life in

Marriages and issue

He married firstly at

on 25 July 1855 Princess Olga Esperovna Beloselskaya-Belozerskaya (17 February 1838 – 9 December 1869), daughter of Prince Esper Alexandrovich Beloselsky-Belozersky (Saint Petersburg, 27 December 1802 – Saint Petersburg, 15 June 1846) and wife Yelena Pavlovna Bibikova (September 1812 – 15 February 1888), and had issue. He married secondly at

on 7 January 1877 Maria Alexandrovna Komarova-Lukash (

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, 9 March 1855 –

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, 28 April 1928), daughter of

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Alexander Sergeievich Komarov and wife Maria Nikolaievna Lukash (c. 1830 – ?), daughter of Nikolai Yevgenyevich Lukash (11 December 1796 –

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, ) and wife Princess Alexandra Lukanichna Guidianova (26 May 1804 – 23 February 1832/4), and had issue.

Sources

* Jacques Ferrand. ''Descendances naturelles des souverains et grands-ducs de Russie de 1792 á 1910''; Paris, 1995. * Jacques Ferrand. ''Aperçu généalogique sur quelques descendances naturelles de grands-ducs des russie au XIXème siècle''; Montreuil, 1982 * Jacques Ferrand. ''Les familles princières de l’ancien Empire de Russie'', Vol. 2; 1979–1982

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Pavel Pavel ( Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian: Павел; Czech, Slovene, and (although Romanian also uses Paul); ; ; ) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pavel may refer to: People G ...

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Biography

Marriages and issue

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