Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky

Russian general

Date of Birth: 02-Nov-1853

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 27-Feb-1910

Profession: military personnel, politician

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky

  • Prince Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky (Russian: ???´? ????´?????? ?????´?????), or John Obolenski (1853 – 28 February 1910), was an Imperial Russian Lieutenant-General. He served as the Governor-General of Finland from August 18, 1904 to November 18, 1905.
  • His predecessor Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov was assassinated in June 1904.
  • As soon as his term as Governor-General started, he received a telegram from an unknown sender, saying: "We are expecting you in the near future -stop- The weather here is +200°C -stop- Bobrikov".He was a member of a Rurikid princely family, whose ancestors once ruled one of the Upper Principalities.
  • His mother was the Romanian-born aristocrat Olga Sturdza, daughter of Alexandru Sturdza (from a non-princely branch, 3rd cousin once removed of the Russian statesman Alexandru Sturdza), grand-treasurer of the Principality of Moldova, by Elena Ghika.
  • His father was Prince Mikhail Aleksandrovich Obolensky (1821–1886).His term of office saw revolutionary turmoil in both Russia and the Grand Duchy of Finland.
  • The Russian revolution of 1905 resulted in a general strike in Finland and the replacement of the feudal Diet of Finland with the modern Parliament of Finland.He was murdered by revolutionaries in St.
  • Petersburg.

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