Alexander Pistohlkors
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Alexander Erikovich Pistohlkors, (June 6, 1885 Saint Petersburg
– 1944), was a Russian Life Guards officer who was known for his cruelty in putting down the rebellion following the Russian Revolution of 1905
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Pistohlkors was the son of Olga Valerianovna Paley
by her first husband, general major Erich Gerhard Augustinovich von Pistohlkors (1853–1935), whom she divorced when Pistohlkors was a child.
Through his mother's second marriage to Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
, he was a stepbrother of Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia
, one of the co-conspirators in the murder of Grigori Rasputin
. His sister Marianne
was also allegedly a co-conspirator in the murder.
Pistohlkors was the husband of Alexandra Taneyeva
, a Rasputin follower and the sister of the Tsarina's lady in waiting Anna Vyrubova
.
rule. Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia
was the godmother for his eldest daughter, Tatiana. Pistohlkors and his wife also had two younger daughters, Olga and Alexandra.
The Pistohlkors family fled to Helsinki in 1916 when the political situation worsened. Pistohlkors had estates in the Baltic countries. His daughter, Olga Ramel (1912-2011), later settled in Sweden.
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
– 1944), was a Russian Life Guards officer who was known for his cruelty in putting down the rebellion following the Russian Revolution of 1905
Russian Revolution of 1905
The 1905 Russian Revolution was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire. Some of it was directed against the government, while some was undirected. It included worker strikes, peasant unrest, and military mutinies...
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Background and connections
Olga Valerianovna Paley
Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley , was the second wife of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia. -Early life and first marriage:...
by her first husband, general major Erich Gerhard Augustinovich von Pistohlkors (1853–1935), whom she divorced when Pistohlkors was a child.
Through his mother's second marriage to Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia was the eighth child of Tsar Alexander II of Russia by his first wife Empress Maria Alexandrovna. His birth was commemorated by the naming of the city of Pavlodar in Kazakhstan...
, he was a stepbrother of Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia was a Russian imperial dynast. He is known for being involved in the murder of the mystic peasant faith healer Grigori Rasputin, who he felt held undue sway over Tsar Nicholas II.-Early life:Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich was born at Ilinskoe near Moscow, the...
, one of the co-conspirators in the murder of Grigori Rasputin
Grigori Rasputin
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was a Russian Orthodox Christian and mystic who is perceived as having influenced the latter days of the Russian Emperor Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, and their only son Alexei...
. His sister Marianne
Marianne Pistohlkors
Marianne Pistohlkors, born Marianna Erikovna von Pistohlkors, , was a suspected co-conspirator in the murder of Grigori Rasputin.-Early life:...
was also allegedly a co-conspirator in the murder.
Pistohlkors was the husband of Alexandra Taneyeva
Alexandra Pistohlkors
Alexandra Alexandrovna Pistohlkors,, née Taneyeva, was the younger daughter of noted Russian composer Alexander Taneyev, sister of Anna Vyrubova, and wife of Alexander Erikovich Pistohlkors, who was the stepson of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia.Like her sister, Alexandra was for a time a...
, a Rasputin follower and the sister of the Tsarina's lady in waiting Anna Vyrubova
Anna Vyrubova
Anna Alexandrovna Vyrubova, née Taneyeva , was a lady-in-waiting, best friend and confidante to Tsaritsa Alexandra Fyodorovna.-Early life:...
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Exile
Pistohlkors was a minor government official under Tsar Nicholas II'sNicholas II of Russia
Nicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia, Grand Prince of Finland, and titular King of Poland. His official short title was Nicholas II, Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias and he is known as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer by the Russian Orthodox Church.Nicholas II ruled from 1894 until...
rule. Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia
Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia
Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna of Russia , , was the second daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last monarch of Russia, and of Tsarina Alexandra...
was the godmother for his eldest daughter, Tatiana. Pistohlkors and his wife also had two younger daughters, Olga and Alexandra.
The Pistohlkors family fled to Helsinki in 1916 when the political situation worsened. Pistohlkors had estates in the Baltic countries. His daughter, Olga Ramel (1912-2011), later settled in Sweden.