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Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhöwden | |
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![]() Portrait by Vladimir Borovikovsky, c. 1809 | |
Governor General of Livonia | |
In office 1808–1809 | |
Preceded by | Count Alexander Tormasov |
Succeeded by | Prince Dmitry Lobanov-Rostovsky |
In office 1803–1806 | |
Preceded by | Prince Sergei Golitsyn |
Succeeded by | Count Alexander Tormasov |
Governor General of Saint Petersburg | |
In office 1797–1798 | |
Preceded by | Nikolai Arkharov |
Succeeded by | Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen |
Personal details | |
Born | 13 September [O.S. 2 September] 1750 Muhu, Governate of Riga, Russian Empire |
Died | 4 September [O.S. 23 August] 1811 (aged 60) Lode Castle, Wiek, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire |
Education | Second Cadet Corps |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1770–1798, 1802–1810 |
Rank | General of Infantry |
Unit | Kexholm Life Guards Regiment |
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Battles/wars | |
Friedrich Wilhelm Graf von Buxhoevden (Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Буксгевден, romanized: Fyodor Fyodorovich Buksgevden; other spellings: Feodor Buxhoeveden, Buxhœwden, Buxhöwden; September 14, 1750 – August 23, 1811) was a Russian general of the infantry and government official. Buxhoeveden commanded the Russian armies during the Finnish War.[2]