Pontus Brevern-de la Gardie

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Pontus Brevern-de la Gardie
Graf Pontus Brevern-de la Gardie
	General of the Cavalry Pontus Brevern-de la Gardie.
Commander of the Kharkov Military District
	In office; 6 January [O.S. 27 December 1864] 1865 – 30 August [O.S. 18] 1869
Monarch	Alexander II
Preceded by	Sigizmund Merkhilevich
Succeeded by	Alexander Kartsov
Commander of the Moscow Military District
	In office; 17 April [O.S. 5] 1879 – 30 August [O.S. 18] 1888
Monarchs	Alexander II; Alexander III
Preceded by	Alexander von Güldenstubbe
Succeeded by	Apostol Kostanda
Personal details
Born	16 January [O.S. 5] 1814; Kostivere Manor (et), Kostivere, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
Died	1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1890 (aged 76); Haapsalu, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
Military service
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Branch/service	Imperial Russian Army
Years of service	1834 – 1888
Rank	General of the Cavalry
Commands	Chevalier Guard Regiment; 1st Brigade, 1st Guards Cavalry Division; 7th Cavalry Division; 1st Guards Cavalry Division; Kharkov Military District (1865-1869); Moscow Military District (1879-1888)

Pontus Alexander Ludwig Graf^[1]^[2] Brevern-de la Gardie (Russian: Александр Иванович Бреверн де Лагарди, Alexander Ivanovich Brevern de Lagardi; Born Pontus Alexander Ludwig von Brevern; 16 January [O.S. 5] 1814 – 1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1890) was a Baltic German nobleman, military officer and statesman of German, French and Swedish descent, who served in the Imperial Russian Army and the commanded the Kharkov and Moscow Military District form 1865 to 1869 and 1879 to 1888 respectively. He was also the chief of staff of the Petersburg Military District from 1862 to 1865.

Honours and awards

Domestic

Order of St. Stanislaus, 3rd class (1841)
Order of St. Anna, 2nd class (1848)
Order of St. Stanislaus, 1st class (1857)
Order of St. Anna, 1st class (1859)
Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class (1862)
Order of the White Eagle (1867)
Order of St. Alexander Nevsky with diamonds signs (1881, diamond signs in 1883)
Order of St. Vladimir , 1st class (1887)

Foreign

Kingdom of Prussia:
- Order of the Red Eagle, 3rd class (1839)
- Order of St. John with diamonds (1852)
Principality of Montenegro:
- Order of Prince Danilo I, 1st class (1883)
Principality of Bulgaria:
- Order of St. Alexander (1884)

Sources

^ Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.
^ De la Gardie nr 4: Friherrlig 1571-07-27, introd. 1625. Ättens siste manlige medlem upphöjd i grevlig värdighet 1615

Brevern, Pontus Alexander Ludwig v./ Baltic Biographical Dictionary Digital
De la Gardie nr 4

Military offices
Preceded by Sigizmund Merkhilevich	Commander of the Kharkov Military District 6 January [O.S. 25 December 1864] 1865 – 30 August [O.S. 18] 1869	Succeeded by Alexander Kartsov
Preceded by Alexander von Güldenstubbe	Commander of the Moscow Military District 17 April [O.S. 5] 1879 – 30 August [O.S. 18] 1888	Succeeded by Apostol Kostanda

[1] Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.

[2] De la Gardie nr 4: Friherrlig 1571-07-27, introd. 1625. Ättens siste manlige medlem upphöjd i grevlig värdighet 1615

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