Vasily Alexandrovich Dolgorukov
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Prince Vasily Alexandrovich Dolgorukov (1868-1918) was an advisor to Russian Emperor Nicholas II, and a Marshal
from 1914-17. After the arrest of the Russian Imperial Family following the February Revolution
, he voluntarily accompanied the family into internal exile in Tsarskoe Selo and later Tobolsk
. He was barred from joining them in Yekaterinburg
in April 1918, and was killed by order of the Bolshevik
government in that July.
, in 1910 a General, and in 1914 a commander of the Imperial Guard
cavalry regiment, the Life-Guard Horse Artillery unit. During World War I
, he was appointed Marshal of the Imperial Court. In this position, he assisted his stepfather, Count Pavel Benckendorff, in giving military advice to the Tsar. Deeply devoted to the Tsar, on August 14, 1917 he voluntarily accompanied the Imperial family to imprisonment in Tobolsk
. He was separated from them when they were transferred to Ekaterinburg, and was arrested on April 18, 1918. Later Dolgorukov, together with General Count Tatishchev, was also moved to Ekaterinburg but not allowed into the Ipatiev House
(where the Romanovs were imprisoned). He was shot in the woods on July 10 and was only buried when the town was captured by the White Army.
canonized the Prince, even outside of Russia, as The Holy Martyr Warrior, Vasily.
Marshal
Marshal , is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. The word is an ancient loan word from Old French, cf...
from 1914-17. After the arrest of the Russian Imperial Family following the February Revolution
February Revolution
The February Revolution of 1917 was the first of two revolutions in Russia in 1917. Centered around the then capital Petrograd in March . Its immediate result was the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II, the end of the Romanov dynasty, and the end of the Russian Empire...
, he voluntarily accompanied the family into internal exile in Tsarskoe Selo and later Tobolsk
Tobolsk
Tobolsk is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tobol and Irtysh Rivers. It is a historic capital of Siberia. Population: -History:...
. He was barred from joining them in Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg is a major city in the central part of Russia, the administrative center of Sverdlovsk Oblast. Situated on the eastern side of the Ural mountain range, it is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District with a population of 1,350,136 , making it Russia's...
in April 1918, and was killed by order of the Bolshevik
Bolshevik
The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists , derived from bol'shinstvo, "majority") were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party which split apart from the Menshevik faction at the Second Party Congress in 1903....
government in that July.
Early life
Vasily Alexandrovich Dolgorukov was born in 1868 to Prince and Princess Alexander Vasilievich and Mary Sergeyevna Dolgorukov.Career
In 1907 Dolgorukov became an adjutantAdjutant
Adjutant is a military rank or appointment. In some armies, including most English-speaking ones, it is an officer who assists a more senior officer, while in other armies, especially Francophone ones, it is an NCO , normally corresponding roughly to a Staff Sergeant or Warrant Officer.An Adjutant...
, in 1910 a General, and in 1914 a commander of the Imperial Guard
Russian Imperial Guard
The Russian Imperial Guard, officially known as the Leib Guard were military units serving as personal guards of the Emperor of Russia. Peter the Great founded the first such units following the Prussian practice in the 1690s, to replace the politically-motivated Streltsy.- Organization :The final...
cavalry regiment, the Life-Guard Horse Artillery unit. During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, he was appointed Marshal of the Imperial Court. In this position, he assisted his stepfather, Count Pavel Benckendorff, in giving military advice to the Tsar. Deeply devoted to the Tsar, on August 14, 1917 he voluntarily accompanied the Imperial family to imprisonment in Tobolsk
Tobolsk
Tobolsk is a town in Tyumen Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tobol and Irtysh Rivers. It is a historic capital of Siberia. Population: -History:...
. He was separated from them when they were transferred to Ekaterinburg, and was arrested on April 18, 1918. Later Dolgorukov, together with General Count Tatishchev, was also moved to Ekaterinburg but not allowed into the Ipatiev House
Ipatiev House
Ipatiev House was a merchant's house in Yekaterinburg where the former Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, his family and members of his household were executed following the Bolshevik Revolution...
(where the Romanovs were imprisoned). He was shot in the woods on July 10 and was only buried when the town was captured by the White Army.
Canonization
On October 31/November 1, 1981 the Russian Orthodox ChurchRussian Orthodox Church
The Russian Orthodox Church or, alternatively, the Moscow Patriarchate The ROC is often said to be the largest of the Eastern Orthodox churches in the world; including all the autocephalous churches under its umbrella, its adherents number over 150 million worldwide—about half of the 300 million...
canonized the Prince, even outside of Russia, as The Holy Martyr Warrior, Vasily.