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[[Image:Naryshkin Lev Alexandrovich.jpg|thumb|right|Portrait of Lev Alexndrovitch |
[[Image:Naryshkin Lev Alexandrovich.jpg|thumb|right|Portrait of Lev Alexndrovitch Narychkin, by [[George Dawe]] ([[Hermitage Museum]])]] |
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'''Lev Alexandrovitch Narychkin''' (Cyrillic - Лев Александрович Нарышкин; often also known as Léon Narychkine) (5 February 1785 - 1846, Naples) was a Russian aristocrat who fought in the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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He was the son of [[Alexander Lvovich Naryshkin]] and his wife Marie |
He was the son of [[Alexander Lvovich Naryshkin]] and his wife Marie Seniavina, daughter of admiral [[Alexei Senyavin]]. This made Lev brother to [[Elena Aleksandrovna Naryshkina]] and first cousin to prince [[Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov]], who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and the conquest of the Caucasus. He was educated at home by private tutors under the French abbé Nicol. He entered the court as a page and became a [[chamberlain (office)|chamberlain]] on 15 March 1799. He was made a lieutenant on 22 January 1803 in the [[Preobrazhensky regiment]], then a cavalry captain on 13 February 1807 in the Hussar Regiment of the [[Imperial Guard (Russia)|Imperial Guard]]. He fought at Gutstadt, {{Battle|Heilsberg}} and {{battle|Friedland}}, where he was wounded in the arm and decorated with a gold sabre. He was demobbed and returned to his work as a chamberlain at the court. |
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The [[French invasion of Russia]] forced Lev back into the army as a cavalry captain in the 11th Izioumovsky Hussars Regiment and he faced the [[Grande Armée]] at the [[battle of Ostrovno]], near [[Smolensk]], on 25 and 26 July 1812, then at {{Battle|Borodino}}, where he was wounded in the head. He then fought under general [[Ferdinand von Wintzingerode]] and they were captured by the French in September 1812. He was freed by Cossacks near [[Vitebsk]] and rejoined his regiment, in which he became colonel on 19 November 1812, in recognition of his bravery at {{battle|Berezina}}. He then fought in the battles near [[Kalisz]] and helped push the French back into Prussia and Saxony. He was made a major general on 18 January 1814. |
The [[French invasion of Russia]] forced Lev back into the army as a cavalry captain in the 11th Izioumovsky Hussars Regiment and he faced the [[Grande Armée]] at the [[battle of Ostrovno]], near [[Smolensk]], on 25 and 26 July 1812, then at {{Battle|Borodino}}, where he was wounded in the head. He then fought under general [[Ferdinand von Wintzingerode]] and they were captured by the French in September 1812. He was freed by Cossacks near [[Vitebsk]] and rejoined his regiment, in which he became colonel on 19 November 1812, in recognition of his bravery at {{battle|Berezina}}. He then fought in the battles near [[Kalisz]] and helped push the French back into Prussia and Saxony. He was made a major general on 18 January 1814. |
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[[Image:Нарыш.jpg|thumb|left|[[Lithograph]] of Olga |
[[Image:Нарыш.jpg|thumb|left|[[Lithograph]] of Olga Narychkina with their daughter Sophie]] |
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He then fought under von Wintzingerode's orders again in the Army of the North and faced Napoleon's army at {{Battle|Großbeeren}} and {{battle|Dennewitz}} on 6 September 1813, after which he received the [[Order of Saint George]], fourth class, on 9 October 1813. He also received the [[Order of Saint Vladimir]], third class after the [[Battle of the Nations]], in which he was wounded. He then commanded a Cossack brigade in Holland and northern France, serving in the forces occupying France from 1815 to 1818. He then returned to Russia and civilian life in 1824. He became squire to the court and in 1843 was appointed to the personal staff of the Tsar. On 6 December 1843 he was made adjutant general and in 1844 lieutenant general. Late in life he went to [[Naples]] for his health and died there. He was buried in the Saint-Lazare cemetery at the [[Alexander Nevsky Lavra]]. |
He then fought under von Wintzingerode's orders again in the Army of the North and faced Napoleon's army at {{Battle|Großbeeren}} and {{battle|Dennewitz}} on 6 September 1813, after which he received the [[Order of Saint George]], fourth class, on 9 October 1813. He also received the [[Order of Saint Vladimir]], third class after the [[Battle of the Nations]], in which he was wounded. He then commanded a Cossack brigade in Holland and northern France, serving in the forces occupying France from 1815 to 1818. He then returned to Russia and civilian life in 1824. He became squire to the court and in 1843 was appointed to the personal staff of the Tsar. On 6 December 1843 he was made adjutant general and in 1844 lieutenant general. Late in life he went to [[Naples]] for his health and died there. He was buried in the Saint-Lazare cemetery at the [[Alexander Nevsky Lavra]]. |
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Revision as of 07:33, 23 January 2012
Lev Alexandrovitch Narychkin (Cyrillic - Лев Александрович Нарышкин; often also known as Léon Narychkine) (5 February 1785 - 1846, Naples) was a Russian aristocrat who fought in the Napoleonic Wars.
Life
He was the son of Alexander Lvovich Naryshkin and his wife Marie Seniavina, daughter of admiral Alexei Senyavin. This made Lev brother to Elena Aleksandrovna Naryshkina and first cousin to prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and the conquest of the Caucasus. He was educated at home by private tutors under the French abbé Nicol. He entered the court as a page and became a chamberlain on 15 March 1799. He was made a lieutenant on 22 January 1803 in the Preobrazhensky regiment, then a cavalry captain on 13 February 1807 in the Hussar Regiment of the Imperial Guard. He fought at Gutstadt,
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, where he was wounded in the arm and decorated with a gold sabre. He was demobbed and returned to his work as a chamberlain at the court. The French invasion of Russia forced Lev back into the army as a cavalry captain in the 11th Izioumovsky Hussars Regiment and he faced the Grande Armée at the battle of Ostrovno, near Smolensk, on 25 and 26 July 1812, then at
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, where he was wounded in the head. He then fought under general Ferdinand von Wintzingerode and they were captured by the French in September 1812. He was freed by Cossacks near Vitebsk and rejoined his regiment, in which he became colonel on 19 November 1812, in recognition of his bravery at
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. He then fought in the battles near Kalisz and helped push the French back into Prussia and Saxony. He was made a major general on 18 January 1814.
He then fought under von Wintzingerode's orders again in the Army of the North and faced Napoleon's army at
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on 6 September 1813, after which he received the Order of Saint George, fourth class, on 9 October 1813. He also received the Order of Saint Vladimir, third class after the Battle of the Nations, in which he was wounded. He then commanded a Cossack brigade in Holland and northern France, serving in the forces occupying France from 1815 to 1818. He then returned to Russia and civilian life in 1824. He became squire to the court and in 1843 was appointed to the personal staff of the Tsar. On 6 December 1843 he was made adjutant general and in 1844 lieutenant general. Late in life he went to Naples for his health and died there. He was buried in the Saint-Lazare cemetery at the Alexander Nevsky Lavra.
He married countess Olga Potocka (1802–1861), daughter of count Stanisław Szczęsny Potocki, with whom he had a daughter, Sophie (1829–1894) who married count P.P. Cheremetiev.