Count Alexei Pavlovich Ignatiev (Russian: граф Алексей Павлович Игнатьев) was a Russian political figure. His brother Nicholas Pavlovich Ignatiev was Chairman of the Committee of Ministers between 1872 and 1880.
Alexei Ignatiev | |
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| 6th General-Governor of Eastern Siberia | |
| Count | |
| In office 1885–1889 | |
| Preceded by | Dmitriy Anuchin |
| General-Governor of Kiev, Podolsk and Volyn | |
| In office 1889–1896 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 22, 1842 |
| Died | December 9, 1906 Tver |
| Spouse | Countess Sophia Ignatyeva |
| Children | Count Alexey Ignatyev Count Pavel Ignatyev Olga Ignatyeva Sergey Ignatyev |
On December 14, 1905, the New York Times reported rumors, circulating in St. Petersburg, that he was arrested on suspicion of fomenting rebellion against the czar.[1]
Ignatiev was shot to death by members of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party in 1906.[2]
Main military offices
edit- Commander of the 2nd Her Majesty Courland Leib Uhlan Regiment (from 1871)
- Commander of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Guards Division (from 1874)
- Major-General (from 1875)
- Head of the Guards Corps Staff (from 1881)
- Cavalry General (from 1896)
References
edit- ^ "Planned to Depose Czar?; Rumor in St. Petersburg That Ignatieff Has Been Arrested". New York Times. December 14, 1905.
- ^ "Count Ignatieff Slain By Russian Workman". New York Times. December 23, 1906.
- (in Russian) Архивы России. Летопись событий. Выставки