Sergei Vasilchikov
Sergei Illarionovich Vasilchikov | |
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 Prince Sergei Illarionovich Vasilchikov (1849-1926), with his wife Maria Nikolaevna (1853-1922; ur. Isakov) and children - Illarion (1881-1969) and Sophia (1879-1927). | |
| Born | 9 September 1849 Kiev, Russian Empire |
| Died | 27 August 1926 (aged 76) Versailles, Yvelines, France |
| Allegiance | Russian Empire |
| Service | Imperial Russian Army |
| Rank | General of the cavalry |
| Commands | 2nd Brigade, 2nd Guards Cavalry Division 12th Cavalry Division 1st Cavalry Division 1st Guards Corps (Russian Empire) |
| Battles / wars | Russo-Turkish War |
Sergei Illarionovich Vasilchikov (9 September 1849 – 27 August 1926) was an Imperial Russian division commander.He was born in Kiev in modern-day Ukraine. He was the son of Imperial Russian general Illarion Illarionovich Vasilchikov. He fought in the war against the Ottoman Empire. He was promoted to major general in 1891 and lieutenant general in 1899. He was the father of Hilarion Vassilchikov. After the October Revolution, he went into exile.
Awards
- Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, 1874
- Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 2nd class, 1877
- Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, 1878
- Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th class
- Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd class, 1888
- Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 1st class, 1894
- Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, 1896
- Order of Saint Vladimir, 2nd class, 1904
- Order of the White Eagle (Russian Empire), 1906
- Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, 1913
Sources
- Большая Российская энциклопедия:В 30т./Председатель науч.-ред. совета Ю. С. Осипов. Отв. ред. С. Л. Кравец. Т4. Большой Кавказ—Великий канал. — М.:Большая Российская энциклопедия,2006. 751с.:ил.:карт. — С.649. (ISBN 978-5-85270-333-0 (Т.4)
- Волков С. В. Офицеры российской гвардии:опыт мартиролога. — М.:Русский путь,2002. — 568 с. — С.91 (ISBN 978-5-85887-122-4)
- Биография на сайте «Русская императорская армия»
- "Sergei Vasilchikov". «Russian army in a Great war» project.