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Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen, Russian general and politician, Governor-General of Baltic provinces (born 1745)

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Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen

Russian courtier and general (1745–1826)

Peter Ludwig Graf von der Pahlen was a Russian courtier and general of Baltic German stock, who played a pivotal role in the assassination of Emperor Paul I of Russia in 1801. He became a general in the Imperial Russian Army in 1798, a count in 1799, and served as Military…
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Governor-General of Baltic provinces

Military commander in Baltic states until 19th century

The governor-general of the Baltic provinces or governor-general of Estonia, Livonia, and Courland was the military commander of the Riga Military District and the highest administrator of the Baltic governorates of Estonia, Livonia and Courland sporadically under Russian rule…
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