Open AccessGeneral Volmar Anton von Shlippenbah – a Descendant of Livonian Knights
Author(s) -
A. V. Bespalov,
N. A. Kopylov
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
vestnik mgimo-universiteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-9099
pISSN - 2071-8160
DOI - 10.24833/2071-8160-2012-5-26-55-64
Subject(s) - descendant , biography , empire , history , military service , genealogy , classics , ancient history , art history , archaeology , physics , astronomy
The article restores, on a basis of unpublished documents and little–known works, the biography of Volmar Anton von Shlippenbah, one of the participants in the Northern war (1700–1721), who battled on the side of the Swedish king for the long time and finished the career on the service of the Russian Empire.