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Peter, 1st Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg

Russian army officer in the Napoleonic wars (1769-1843) · Russia · On the map · Lived 1768 to 1843 · aged 74

Louis Adolf Peter, 1st Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg-Berleburg, better known as Peter Wittgenstein in English, was a prince of the German dynasty of Sayn-Wittgenstein and field marshal in the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He was nicknamed the Saviour of Saint-Petersburg.

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Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
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Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class
Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class
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Lived 1768 to 1843 · aged 74