Peter Wittgenstein
German prince (1769–1843); field marshal in Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses and people with the same surname, see Wittgenstein (disambiguation).
Louis Adolf Peter, 1st Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg-Berleburg (German: Ludwig Adolf Peter Fürst[2] zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg; Russian: Пётр Христианович Витгенштейн, romanized: Pëtr Christianovič Vitgenštejn; Pyotr Christianovitch Wittgenstein; 17 January [O.S. 6 January] 1769 – 11 June 1843), better known as Peter Wittgenstein in English, was a prince of the German dynasty of Sayn-Wittgenstein and field marshal in the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He was nicknamed the Saviour of Saint-Petersburg.
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1st Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg-Berleburg | |||||
Born | 17 January [O.S. 6] 1769 Pereyaslavl, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire | ||||
Died | 11 June 1843(1843-06-11) (aged 74) Lemberg, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire | ||||
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House | Sayn-Wittgenstein | ||||
Father | Christian Louis Casimir, 2nd Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg-Berleburg | ||||
Mother | Countess Amalie Ludowika Finck von Finckenstein | ||||
Religion | Lutheranism | ||||
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Allegiance | Russian Empire | ||||
Service/ | Cavalry | ||||
Years of service | 1789 – 1829 | ||||
Rank | General-Field Marshal | ||||
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