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Alexander von Benckendorff

1782 - 1844

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Konstantin Alexander Karl Wilhelm Christoph Graf von Benckendorff (Russian: Александр Христофорович Бенкендорф, romanized: Aleksander Khristoforovich Benkendorf, 4 July [O.S. 23 June] 1781 or 1783 – 5 October [O.S. 11 September or 23 September] 1844) was a Russian cavalry general and statesman of Baltic German descent. He was also the adjutant general of Alexander I and a commander of partisan (Kossak irregular) units during the French invasion of Russia. He is most frequently remembered for his later role, under Nicholas I, as the founding head of the Gendarmes and the secret police in Russia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander von Benckendorff is the 11,237th most popular politician (down from 10,839th in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Estonia (down from 72nd in 2019) and the 34th most popular Estonian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alexander von Benckendorff ranks 11,237 out of 19,576. Before him are Anthony Panizzi, Marcantonio Trivisan, Princess Anna of Hesse and by Rhine, Mehmed Orhan, Adlai Stevenson I, and Nina Bocharova. After him are Elisabeth Domitien, Huhanye, Margot Wallström, Publius Sulpicius Galba Maximus, Lucía Hiriart, and Panteleimon Ponomarenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1782, Alexander von Benckendorff ranks 34. Before him are Conrad Graf, Princess Maria Augusta of Saxony, Pierre Berthier, F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich, Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied, and Anthimus VI of Constantinople. After him are Pōmare II, Orest Kiprensky, Daniel Webster, Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer, Julius Vincenz von Krombholz, and Marie-Anne Libert. Among people deceased in 1844, Alexander von Benckendorff ranks 31. Before him are Nicolas Chopin, Thomas Henderson, Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon, Yevgeny Baratynsky, Johannes van den Bosch, and Henri-Montan Berton. After him are Vincenzo Camuccini, Gustav Hugo, Carl Bernhard von Trinius, Jacob Aall, Gaetano Savi, and Melchor Múzquiz.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Alexander von Benckendorff ranks 84 out of 351. Before him are Tiit Vähi (1947), Carl Robert Jakobson (1841), Viktor Kingissepp (1888), Otto Strandman (1875), Ants Piip (1884), and August Sabbe (1909). After him are Eugen Dücker (1841), Eduard Vilde (1865), Edgar Savisaar (1950), Heino Eller (1887), August Rei (1886), and Alexei Lvov (1798).

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Among POLITICIANS In Estonia

Among politicians born in Estonia, Alexander von Benckendorff ranks 34. Before him are Herman Wrangel (1584), Tiit Vähi (1947), Viktor Kingissepp (1888), Otto Strandman (1875), Ants Piip (1884), and August Sabbe (1909). After him are Edgar Savisaar (1950), August Rei (1886), Mart Laar (1960), Mart Siimann (1946), Jaan Poska (1866), and Juhan Kukk (1885).

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