Georg von Nostitz

Georg Karl von Nostitz-Jänkendorf (1781—1838) was a German military officer in Imperial Russian service.

Biography

A member of the Lausatian branch of an old noble House of Nostitz, he was the son of Johann August Gottlob von Nostitz und Jänkendorf (b. 1730).

Born: June 10, 1781 Died: September 13, 1838 (age 57 years), Vasylivka, Ukraine Children: Ivan G. Nostitz, Olga Bezobrazova Grandchildren: Aleksandr Bezobrazov, Grigory Nostitz, Vladimir Bezobrazov Great grandchild: Mikhajl Vladimirovich Bezobrazov

Military career

Prussian Service

During the Napoleonic Wars he began his military career in the Prussian service. Before the War of the Fourth Coalition, he became an adjutant to the Prussian Prince Louis Ferdinand, who died on October 10, 1806.

Russian Service

in 1807 he joined the Russian Army and in a couple of years rose to the rank of major of the Russian–German Legion. For his service he received the Order of St. George (4th class) and was allowed to stay in the Russian army after the war had ended. Rising through the ranks, during the November Uprising he served as a Lieutenant-General and commanding officer of the 1st Light Horse Brigade of the Guards Cavalry Division. Distinguished during the Battle of Warsaw (1831), he received Order of St. George 3rd Class.