Count and Baron
Gustaf Stanislaus von Engeström
Gustaw Stanisław Engeström
Von Engeström (left) at the Battle of Leipzig (1813) by Fredric Westin
Personal details
Born28 July 1791
Died14 October 1850
NationalitySwedish-Polish
Spouses
  • Augusta V. von Bardeleben
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    (m. 1818; div. 1825)​
  • Leocadja O. von Gajewska
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    (m. 1828)​
Children
Parent(s)Lars von Engeström
Rosalie Drya-Chiapowska
AwardsOrder of the Sword
Pour le Mérite
För tapperhet i fält
Military service
AllegianceSweden Sweden
Kingdom of Prussia Prussia
Russia Russia
Years of service1808 - 1850
RankMajor general
Battles/wars

Gustaf Stanislaus von Engeström, (or Engestroem; Swedish: Gustaf Stanislaus Benzelstierna von Engeström; Polish: Gustaw Stanisław Benzelstierna Engeström; Russian: Станислав Лаврентьевич Энгестрём, romanized: Stanislav Lavrentievich Engeström; 28 July 1791 – 14 October 1850),[1] he was the son of the Swedish diplomat and statesmen Lars von Engeström and his wife Rosalie Drya-Chiapowska.[2][3][4] He started his military career as a Cornet in the Life Guards of Horse regiment in 1808. The very next year he was named a Lieutenant in the same regiment. In 1810 he was named Chamberlain at court of Charles XIII. In 1812 he became a Rittmeister and later the same year a Staff officer.

Stanislaus took part in the Battle of Leipzig in 1813 as an adjutant to Field Marshal Gebhard von Blücher, and was subsequently awarded with the prussian Pour le Mérite for his actions during the battle. He was also awarded the Swedish Order of the Sword and the För tapperhet i fält medal for it.

In 1814 he became a Major in the Smålands Regiment. He became a brigadier at the Swedish generalstaff in 1816. He was dismissed from his post in 1817 and soon entered into prussian and later Russian service.[5] He died in 1850 having achieved the rank of Major general in the Russian army.[6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jankowice - Posiadłość wielkopolskiego Szweda. Atrakcje turystyczne Jankowic. Ciekawe miejsca Jankowic". www.polskaniezwykla.pl. Retrieved 2022-09-21.</ref)> Russian: , () was a Swedish-Polish count and general in the Russian Army.<ref>"Gustaf Stanislaus von Engeström 1791-1850 - Ancestry®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  2. ↑ "Von Engeström nr 121 - Adelsvapen-Wiki". www.adelsvapen.com. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  3. ↑ "Ryttarporträttets hemligheter". Phaleristica (in Swedish). 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  4. ↑ HerausgeberIn, Elgenstierna, Gustaf 1871-1948 BegründerIn eines Werks Szabad, Carl 1947-2015 (2008). Den introducerade svenska adelns ättartavlor. ISBN 978-91-87676-52-9. OCLC 1031888807.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ↑ "Engeström/Engeström, von, släkter - Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 2022-09-21.
  6. ↑ Segerstråle, Nils (1979). "290 (Svenska fideikommiss)". runeberg.org (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-09-21.
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