Obreskov, Dmitry Mikhailovich

The son of the hero of the assault of Ochakov, Senator Mikhail Alekseevich Obreskov (1764–1842) from his marriage with Ekaterina Alexandrovna Talyzina (1772–1803). For his father, the grandson of a prominent diplomat A. V. Obreskov , for his mother Yekaterina’s grandee A. F. Talyzin . Brothers - Alexander and Nikolay Obreskov .

Service began on March 3, 1804 as cadet in the State Board of Foreign Affairs. In February 1810 he was enlisted as a lieutenant in the Life Guards Semenov regiment , from 1811 - ensign. Since the beginning of the war of 1812, he was an orderly for M. I. Kutuzov , participated during the entire retreat (departure) from Vilna to Borodin . For courage and quickness during the execution of the assignments assigned to him, he was awarded the Order of St. Anne 3 tbsp . Being sent on October 13 to the brigade of Major General Kuteinikov to the city of Borovsk , in the attack on the enemy squad, Obreskov

For his bravery, he was awarded the Order of St. Vladimir 4 tbsp . and St. Anne 2 tbsp. In 1813 he was promoted to lieutenant , in 1816 to headquarters , in 1817 to captain, and in 1819 to colonel . In 1820 he was transferred to the 63 Uglitsky Infantry Regiment .

Turning to the civil service, on March 4, 1830, he was appointed governor of Tver, but after nine months, on December 18, 1830, he left for the new duty station in Vilna province. According to the reports of A.H. Benkendorf , from the very beginning of their arrival in Vilno Obreskov, "he indulged in bigotry and red tape for women" and "almost never appeared in the provincial government." For abuse of power on May 2, 1832, he was recalled from the province with a transfer to another province, but having refused a new appointment, he returned to Vilna ^[1] . From 1835 to 1844 (as well as his father) he served as the head of the State Commission for the repayment of debts, from 1840 - secret adviser .

According to Count S.D. Sheremetev , Obreskov was a shameless man, and in his society he was called “le Superbe ” (haughty handsome man) and “ le gris pommelé” (gray in apples). “He came to us occasionally to church,” the count recalled, “wearing light purple gloves that he didn’t take off, which made his father very nervous,” “he was huge and always kept straight, so they said about him:“ I swallowed aarshin ” . “He had a son “ mon Michinka ” and a daughter, who were triumphantly married to a Greek.” ^[2] The last years of his life he lived in Paris, where he died of pneumonia in January 1864. He was buried next to his wife in the cemetery of Montmartre ^[3] .

The wife (since April 21, 1818) is Natalya Vasilyevna Sheremeteva (1795–23.07.1862), the maid of honor of the court (12/19/1817); the daughter of Major General Vasily Sergeevich Sheremetev and his wife Tatyana Ivanovna Marchenko. The wedding was in Moscow in the church of sv. Trinity at Strannopriimnom house. According to the characteristics of the mother, she was “pleased with decent growth, but not good,” although “kind and willingly engaged in teaching” ^[4] . Her life with her husband, according to Dolly Fikelmon , was "an example of exemplary marriage, and mutual tenderness and affection seemed to promise them long-term happiness." As mentioned above, in Vilnius Obreskov he became interested in the wife of Senator Bobiatinsky , Ekaterina Ignatyevna ^[5] , and announced to his wife that “he would not like to have anything in common with her anymore” ^[6] .

Since 1838, Natalya Vasilyevna almost permanently lived in Paris, where, according to S.D. Sheremetev, she was secular and completely settled down: “She belonged to those Russian women who believed that being in Paris gave them a special weight and charm in society and rarely came to St. Petersburg. " In Paris, Madame Obreskova patronized Chopin , who was a teacher for her children, and paid the last of his debts. Her unpublished music album, which contains sixty-five records for 1838-1852, has been preserved. and demonstrates her acquaintance with all the famous pianists, singers and composers of Europe. After widowhood, she rarely visited St. Petersburg and, living on Nikolayevskaya in the Rzhevuskys' house, gave dance evenings distinguished by an abundance of diplomats. At the end of her life she wore a wig and had diabetes . She died suddenly from pneumonia in Vichy , where she arrived with her maid for treatment. Buried in Paris at the Montmartre cemetery. Children:

• Vasily (07.22.1819—29.11.1819)
• Mikhail (1821-1884), Major General, is married to Varvara Dmitrievna Korobina.
• Catherine (1822–1874), Maid of Honor, student of Chopin, he devoted one of his fantasies to her ( opus 49 ); she married Prince Ivan Suzzo, the son of the Greek ambassador and the Moldavian ruler , who was handsome, successful in St. Petersburg and constantly lived in Paris.
• Vasily (01.21.1826–28.07.1829)
• Tatiana (1827–1872), married (from 9/17/1850, Paris) to Count Marie Lyon René Gussino de Thurdonne.

• S.P. Aglaimov. Patriotic war of 1812: ist. mater Life Guards Semenov regiment. - Poltava, 1912. - p. 506.
• P.P. Dirin. History of the Life Guards Semenov regiment. - Volume 2. - Edward Hoppe Printing House, 1883. - p. 129.