Konstantin Afanasevich Sluchevsky 2nd (1793-1856) - colonel, St. Petersburg police chief, then privy councilor , vice director of the Department of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Finance.
| Konstantin Afanasevich Sluchevsky 2nd | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | September 22, 1793 |
| Place of Birth | Chernihiv province |
| Date of death | May 12, 1856 (62 years old) |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |
| Citizenship |  Russian empire |
| Occupation | financier |
| Awards and prizes | |
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Biography
Came from the Little Russian nobles of the Chernigov province , the son of a priest, born September 22, 1793.
September 20, 1812 Sluchevsky entered the military service, took part in the expulsion of the Napoleonic army from the borders of Russia .
By 1829 he was already a colonel and at the same time was appointed to the post of St. Petersburg police chief.
In 1831, Sluchevsky switched to civil service, was an official for special assignments at the Ministry of Finance, then was vice-director of the Department of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Finance. April 7, 1835 promoted to full state councilors .
He died on May 12, 1856 in St. Petersburg, being in the rank of Privy Councilor ; buried at the Bolsheokhtinsky St. George cemetery.
Among other awards, Sluchevsky had the Order of St. Vladimir of the 4th and 3rd degrees and St. Anne of the 2nd degree.
His brother and full namesake Konstantin Afanasevich Sluchevsky 1st (1784–1848) was a Privy Councilor, a member of the Council of the Minister of War and then Chief Prosecutor of the Governing Senate. Another brother, Kapiton, was a full-time state adviser, held the positions of the managing director of the main office in Georgia and the chairman of the Orenburg Treasury, and was a member of the council of the minister of finance.
Family
Wife - Angelika (Agnieszka) Ivanovna Zaremba (1813-1895), daughter of a wealthy Vitebsk landowner. She was raised in the Protestant faith and had a beautiful appearance. Living with her husband in St. Petersburg, she enjoyed great success in society. Remaining a widow with insignificant funds, in 1864, under the patronage of Countess Tolstoy, she got the position of head of the Warsaw Institute of Noble Maidens. According to N.P. Avenarius, possessing an innate mind and extraordinary tact, Sluchevskaya perfectly coped with her position. Not being neither Catholic nor Orthodox, she did not belong to any of the camps; secondly, she spoke Polish well; and thirdly, she did not break the foundations, not having studied the environment in which she had to act [1] . In 1875, due to kidney disease caused by high blood pressure, she was forced to leave the institute. After she lived in Petersburg, where she died. Sons:
- Konstantin Konstantinovich Sluchevsky (1837-1904) - hofmeister, editor of the “Government Gazette” and poet.
- Kapiton Konstantinovich Sluchevsky (1843-1906) - lieutenant general, commander of the 10th army corps and member of the Military Council.
- Ishmael (1835-1837)
- It is unclear whose sons were Senator Vladimir Konstantinovich Sluchevsky (1844—?) And Colonel Leonid Konstantinovich Sluchevsky (1838-1904).
Notes
- ↑ Warsaw Memoirs // Historical Journal. 1904.V. 5. - S.430-431.
Sources
- Sluchevsky, Konstantin Afanasevich // Russian Biographical Dictionary : 25 vol. / Under the supervision of A. A. Polovtsov. 1896-1918.
- Miloradovich G. A. Genealogy book of the Chernigov nobility. T. II, part 3. - SPb., 1901. - S. 316-317
- List of civilian ranks of the first four classes of seniority. Done at Heroldia and amended on December 25th. - SPb., 1845. - S. 88
- Centenary of the War Ministry. 1802-1902. T. III, Dep. V. Zatvornitsky N. M. Index of biographical information, archival and literary materials relating to ranks of the general composition of the Chancellery of the Ministry of War from 1802 to 1902 inclusive. - SPb., 1909. - S. 33—34.