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Portrait by George Dawe. Prince Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov ( Russian: Князь Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Ме́ншиков; 26 August 1787 – 2 May 1869) was a Russian nobleman, military commander and statesman. He was made adjutant general in 1817 and admiral in 1833. A great-grandson of Alexander Danilovich ...
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Menshikov (em russo: Александр Сергеевич Меншиков) (São Petersburgo, 26 de agosto de 1787 — São Petersburgo, 1 de maio de 1869, todas as datas em estilo antigo) foi um militar, comandante e estadista do Império Russo, com origem numa família de alta nobreza.
30 de abr. de 2024 · Aleksandr Sergeyevich, Prince Menshikov (born August 15 [August 26, New Style], 1787—died April 19 [May 1, New Style], 1867, St. Petersburg, Russia) was the commander of the Russian forces in the first half of the Crimean War. He began his army career in 1809 and achieved the rank of major general in 1816.
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Menshikov was born on 16 November [O.S. 6 November] 1673 in Moscow. Historian Paul Bushkovitch argues that Menshikov was not an aristocrat and was most likely descended from servants of the palace stables, who among others made up the first soldiers of Peter's 'toy armies.' As the legend (dating from around 1710) goes, he was making a living on the...
Around 1706 he had a conflict with Andrew Vinius; Vinius lost all of his land and goods. From 1709 to 1714 he served during the Courland, Holstein and Pomeranian campaigns, but then, as governor-general of Ingria, with almost unlimited powers, was entrusted with a leading part in the civil administration. Menshikov understood perfectly the principl...
During Catherine's short reign (February 1725 – May 1727), Menshikov was practically the absolute ruler of Russia. He promoted himself to the unprecedented rank of Generalissimo, and was the only Russian to bear a princedom title. Upon finishing the construction of the Menshikov Palace on the Neva Embankment in St Petersburg (now assigned to the He...
Oranienbaum, LomonosovPrincess Maria Alexandrovna (26 December 1711 – 1729) engaged to Grand Duke Peter of Russia and died of smallpoxin exile.Princess Alexandra Alexandrovna (17 December 1712 – 13 September 1736) married Gustav von Biron, brother of Ernst Johann von Biron, and died in childbirth.Prince Alexander Alexandrovich, Duke of Ingria (March 1714 – 27 November 1764) engaged to Grand Duchess Natalia Alexeyevnabut eventually married Princess Yelizaveta Petrovna Golitsyna and had issue.Attribution
1. Anisimov, E. V. (2023). "МЕНШИКОВ АЛЕКСАНДР ДАНИЛОВИЧ". Great Russian Encyclopedia. Electronic version. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
Prince Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov, who commanded Russia’s land and sea forces, was on hand in the Crimea. The first major battle between the opposing sides occurred on Sept. 20, when the allies succeeded in dislodging Menshikov’s 37,500 troops from their defensive position behind the Alma River.
Russian commander Prince Alexander Sergeyevich Menshikov rushed his available forces to the last natural defensive position before the city, the Alma Heights, south of the Alma River . The allies made a series of disjointed attacks. The French turned the Russian left flank with an attack up cliffs that the Russians had considered unscalable.
History. Encyclopedias almanacs transcripts and maps. Menshikov, Alexander Danilovich. views 1,307,328 updated. MENSHIKOV, ALEXANDER DANILOVICH. (c. 1672 – 1729), soldier and statesman; favorite of Peter I. Menshikov rose from humble origins to become the most powerful man in Russia after the tsar.
