How to Pronounce Alexander von Benckendorff
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Aug 06, 1782 Tallinn, Estonia Died on 23 Sep 1844 (aged 62)
Russian Cavalry General and statesman
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About Alexander Von Benckendorff
- Konstantin Alexander Karl Wilhelm Christoph Graf von Benckendorff, (Russian: ????????? ????????????? ??????????, Alexander Khristoforovich Benkendorf, 4 July [O.S.
- 23 June] 1781 or 1783 – 5 October [O.S.
- 11 September or 23 September] 1844), was a Baltic German Cavalry General and statesman, Adjutant General of Tsar Alexander I, a commander of partisan (Kossak irregular) units during the War of 1812-13.
- However, he is most frequently remembered for his later role, under Tsar Nicholas I, as the founding head of the Gendarmes and the Secret Police in Imperial Russia.
