Lev Alexandrovitch Narychkine
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Lev Alexandrovitch Narychkine (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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and his wife Marie Seniavine, 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, and , 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 , 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 . 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 and 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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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
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Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
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Life
He was the son of Alexander Lvovich NaryshkinAlexander Lvovich Naryshkin
Alexander Lvovich Naryshkin , born in 1760, died in 1826.Russian noble, he was great chamberlain, chief operating officer of the imperial theatre from 1799 to 1819, Marshal of Nobility of Saint-Petersburg from 1718 to 1726....
and his wife Marie Seniavine, daughter of admiral Alexei Senyavin
Alexei Senyavin
Alexei Naumovich Senyavin was an admiral of the Imperial Russian Navy, son of Naum Senyavin....
. This made Lev brother to Elena Aleksandrovna Naryshkina
Elena Aleksandrovna Naryshkina
Elena Aleksandrovna Naryshkina, Serene Princess of Italy, Countess Suvorov-Rymniksky was a Russian noblewoman and maid of honour.-Family:...
and first cousin to prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov , was a Russian prince and field-marshal, renowned for his success in the Napoleonic wars, and most famous for his participation in the Caucasian War from 1844 to 1853....
, 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
Chamberlain (office)
A chamberlain is an officer in charge of managing a household. In many countries there are ceremonial posts associated with the household of the sovereign....
on 15 March 1799. He was made a lieutenant on 22 January 1803 in the Preobrazhensky regiment
Preobrazhensky regiment
The Preobrazhensky Regiment was one of the oldest and elite regiments of the Russian army. Along with the Semenovsky regiment also served as a gendarmie unit for the state Secret Chancellery in the 18th century, headed by the Prince Fyodor Romodanovsky.It was formed by Peter the Great in the late...
, then a cavalry captain on 13 February 1807 in the Hussar Regiment of the Imperial Guard. He fought at Gutstadt, and , 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
French invasion of Russia
The French invasion of Russia of 1812 was a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars. It reduced the French and allied invasion forces to a tiny fraction of their initial strength and triggered a major shift in European politics as it dramatically weakened French hegemony in Europe...
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
Smolensk
Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. Situated west-southwest of Moscow, this walled city was destroyed several times throughout its long history since it was on the invasion routes of both Napoleon and Hitler. Today, Smolensk...
, on 25 and 26 July 1812, then at , where he was wounded in the head. He then fought under general Ferdinand von Wintzingerode
Ferdinand von Wintzingerode
Ferdinand, Freiherr of Wintzingerode was a German nobleman and officer in several different armies of the Napoleonic Wars, finally ending up as a general in the Imperial Russian army and fighting in the War of the Sixth Coalition against the French invasion of Russia and the subsequent campaigns...
and they were captured by the French in September 1812. He was freed by Cossacks near Vitebsk
Vitebsk
Vitebsk, also known as Viciebsk or Vitsyebsk , is a city in Belarus, near the border with Russia. The capital of the Vitebsk Oblast, in 2004 it had 342,381 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth largest city...
and rejoined his regiment, in which he became colonel on 19 November 1812, in recognition of his bravery at . He then fought in the battles near Kalisz
Kalisz
Kalisz is a city in central Poland with 106,857 inhabitants , the capital city of the Kalisz Region. Situated on the Prosna river in the southeastern part of the Greater Poland Voivodeship, the city forms a conurbation with the nearby towns of Ostrów Wielkopolski and Nowe Skalmierzyce...
and helped push the French back into Prussia and Saxony. He was made a major general on 18 January 1814.
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
for his health and died there. He was buried in the Saint-Lazare cemetery at the Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Saint Alexander Nevsky Lavra or Saint Alexander Nevsky Monastery was founded by Peter I of Russia in 1710 at the eastern end of the Nevsky Prospekt in St. Petersburg supposing that that was the site of the Neva Battle in 1240 when Alexander Nevsky, a prince, defeated the Swedes; however, the battle...
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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
Sheremetev
The Sheremetev family was one of the wealthiest and most influential noble families of Russia.The family held many high commanding ranks in the Russian military, governorships and eventually the rank of Count of the Russian Empire...
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