Pyotr Streshnev

{{Short description|Russian general-in-chief}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Pyotr Ivanovich Streshnev

| image = Petr Ivanovich Streshnev.jpg

| image_caption =

| native_name = Пётр Иванович Стрешнев

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| citizenship = {{Flag|Russian Empire}}

| spouse = Natalya Petrovna (née Yakovleva)

| children = Ivan, Pyotr and Yelizaveta

| mother = Natalya Lvovna (née Velyaminova-Zernova)

| father = Ivan Rodionovich Streshnev

| awards = Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky

| website =

}}

Pyotr Ivanovich Streshnev (1711—1771) was a Russian general-in-chief from the {{Interlanguage link|Стрешневы|lt=Streshnev|ru}} family. He was the owner of the Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo Estate.

Biography

Pyotr is the grandson of {{Interlanguage link|Стрешнев, Родион Матвеевич|lt=Rodion Streshnev|ru}}. He is the fourth and youngest son of the pantler Ivan Rodionovich Streshnev (1665-1722) and Natalya Lvovna Velyaminova (1674-1733). He was born on May 24 (or June 4), 1711. His brothers are Mikhail, Nikolai and {{Interlanguage link|Стрешнев, Василий Иванович (сенатор)|lt=Vasily|ru}}. His sisters are {{Interlanguage link|Остерман, Марфа Ивановна|lt=Marfa|ru}} (the wife of count Andrey Osterman) and Praskovya (the wife of Prince {{Interlanguage link|Щербатов, Иван Андреевич|lt=Ivan Shcherbatov|ru}}).{{Cite web |title=Былое России: Родословная роспись Стрешневых |url=http://russia-today.narod.ru/past/res/streshnev/dolg/streshnev.html |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=russia-today.narod.ru}}

He entered the military in 1729. In 1740, he was promoted to major general, and from 1743—1744 he served on the {{Interlanguage link|Царицынская сторожевая линия|lt=Tsaritsynskaya line|ru}}. From 1748—1752 he commanded troops in the Baltics, and since 1752 he was lieutenant general.

He commanded Moscow (1753-1758) and Ukrainian divisions (1758-1762). In 1758, he was awarded the Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky and the rank of general-in-chief. From 1761—1762 was governor-general in Kyiv. He was discharged April 2 1762. He died September 5 (or 16) 1771. He is buried in Donskoy Monastery, "in the refectory."{{Cite web |title=НЭБ - Национальная электронная библиотека |url=https://rusneb.ru/ |access-date=2023-07-13 |website=rusneb.ru - Национальная электронная библиотека |language=en}}

Family

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Most of his children died in their early years. Pyotr's wife, Natalya Petrovna (1716—1759), née Yakovleva, daughter of {{Interlanguage link|Яковлев, Пётр Иванович|lt=Pyotr Yakovlev|ru}}, took monastic vows. The tombstone in Chudov Monastery was lost during the Soviet era.{{Cite web |title=МГО ВООПИиК - Некрополи Московского Кремля |url=http://russist.ru/nekropol/kreml1.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306024133/http://www.russist.ru/nekropol/kreml1.htm |archive-date=2012-03-06 |access-date=2014-06-08}}

His only surviving daughter, Yelizaveta Glebova-Streshneva (1751—1837) married General-in-Chief Fyodor Glebov (1734—1799) and became the owner of the Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo Estate.

Resources

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Links

  • [https://ru.rodovid.org/wk/%D0%97%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%8C:304649 Pyotr Ivanovich Streshnev] on "Rodovid."

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Category:1771 deaths

Category:1711 births

Category:Imperial Russian Army generals

Category:Streshnev family