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Friedrich von[1] Löwis of Menar (Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Левиз, romanized: Fëdor Fëdorovič Leviz; 6 September [O.S. 26 August] 1767 – 16 April [O.S. 4] 1824) was a Baltic German lieutenant-general of Scottish origin, who served in the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars. His family (the family name commonly spelled in English as Lewis) came from South Scotland to Sweden around 1630. By the time of Friedrich's birth, it had become a well-established noble family settled in Livonia in the Russian Empire.
Friedrich von Löwis of Menar | |
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 Portrait by George Dawe (before 1825) | |
| Born | 6 September [O.S. 26 August] 1767 Hapsal, Kreis Wiek, Reval Governorate, Russian Empire (present-day Haapsalu, Lääne County, Estonia) |
| Died | 16 April [O.S. 4] 1824 (aged 57) Sehlen Manor, Sehlen, Kreis Wolmar, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (in present-day Sēļi, Mazsalaca Municipality, Latvia) |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
| Service | Imperial Russian Army |
| Years of service | 1772–1814 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards | Order of St. George 3rd class, Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, Order of St. Vladimir 2nd class, Order of St. Anna 1st class with diamonds, Gold Sword for Bravery with diamonds |
References
edit- ^ In German personal names, von is a preposition which approximately means 'of' or 'from' and usually denotes some sort of nobility. While von (always lower case) is part of the family name or territorial designation, not a first or middle name, if the noble is referred to by their last name, use Schiller, Clausewitz or Goethe, not von Schiller, etc.
Further reading
edit- Henning von Löwis of Menar (Author), Ich wäre gern geblieben. Das Leben des Friedrich von Löwis of Menar, Verlag: Hinstorff/PRO; Auflage: 1., Aufl. (7. Dezember 2005), ISBN 3-86167-151-4
- Reinhold von Klot, Generalleutnant Friedrich von Löwis of Menar, Retter der Stadt Riga im August 1812, in: Baltische Briefe, Nr. 3/4 (797/798) März/April 2015, Hrsg. Ingeborg v. Kleist, Verlag Baltische Briefe – Wolf J. v. Kleist GmbH
External links
edit- Russian Generals of the Napoleonic Wars: Lieutenant General Friedrich von Lowis of Menar by Alexander Mikaberidze
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