Alexander Drenteln
Russian general
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| Intro | Russian general | |
| Places | Russia | |
| was | Politician Military personnel Statesperson | |
| Work field | Military Politics | |
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| Birth | 7 March 1820, Kiev, Ukraine | |
| Death | 15 July 1888Kiev, Ukraine (aged 68 years) |
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Biography
Alexander Romanovich Drenteln (Александр Романович Дрентельн) (1820-1888) was a Russian general.
He held the rank of General of the Infantry, and held the positions of:
- Adjutant General of the H. I. M. Retinue,
- Chief of Gendarmes,
- and the last Executive Head of the Third Section of His Imperial Majesty's Chancellery (1878-1880).
On March 25, 1879, he was the target of a failed assassination attempt by Russian nihilists.
Awards
- Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 1st class, 1863
- Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, 1868