Illarion Vasilchikov Explained

Illarion Illarionovich Vasilchikov
Birth Date:1805
Death Date:12 November 1862
Death Place:Kiev, Russian Empire
Allegiance:Russian Empire
Branch:Imperial Russian Army
Rank:lieutenant general
Commands:Chief of Staff to general Menshikov's Crimea command, 1855.[1] Kiev Military District

Illarion Illarionovich Vasilchikov (1805 – 12 November 1862) was an Imperial Russian general and the great grandson of emperor Alexander I of Russia. He was the son of Illarion Vasilyevich Vasilchikov and Vera Vasilchikova. He was the father of Sergei Vasilchikov. One of his daughters married Alexander Meyendorf. He was a recipient of the Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, the Order of Saint Anna, the Order of Saint Vladimir and the Order of the White Eagle (Russian Empire). He is buried at Kiev Pechersk Lavra in Ukraine.

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  1. Edward Crankshaw, The Shadow of the Winter Palace, McMillan 1976, p155

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