Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert von Berg

Baltic German aristocrat and Russian statesman

Date of Birth: 15-May-1794

Date of Death: 06-Jan-1874

Profession: military officer, diplomat, geographer, land owner

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Friedrich Wilhelm Rembert Graf von Berg (Russian: ????? ????????? ????, tr.
Fëdor Fëdorovic Berg; 15 May [O.S.
26] 1794 – 6 January [O.S.
18] 1874) was a Baltic German nobleman, statesman, diplomat and general who served in the Imperial Russian Army.
Berg was a count of the Austrian Empire and Grand Duchy of Finland and the 5th last General-Field Marshal promoted in the history of the Russian Empire.
He served as the Governor-General of Finland from 1854 to 1861 and the last Viceroy of the Kingdom of Poland from 1863 to 1874. Berg was best known for his role in the Russification of Poland and Finland during his time as the viceroy of the two political entities.
He was most prominent for his role during the Crimean War as he defended Finland from British invasion.
He was also crucial in suppressing and crushing of the Polish January Uprising of 1863, during which the rebels carried out numerous assassination attempts on him, as the attempts failed, Poland was declared martial law and the Russification system was even more harsher than before.
But Berg was also responsible for improving the economy and industry of Poland after the uprising.
He died in St.
Petersburg in 1874 and was buried in his family estate in Korten (in now Pilskalns, Latvia).