Petr Mikhailovich Volkonsky
(April 25, 1776 - August 27, 1852) Russia
Prince
Peter (or Pyotr) Mikhailovich Volkonsky was born in Saint Petersburg. He participated in the plot to remove Paul I from the throne and became one of the closest advisors to Alexander I and his Adjutant (1801-25). He commanded the Russian troops in the Battle of Austerlitz.
He was Chief of Staff of the Acting Army from December 1812 and Chief of General Staff (1815-1823). Resigned after a conflict with the War Minister Count Alexey Arakcheyev.
He was an Ambassador to the coronation of Charles X of France in 1824. Minister of Imperial Court and Properties from 1826, and , field marshal and lieutenant prince (1834).
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