Ludwig zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg

Prince Ludwig Adolf Friedrich of Sayn-Wittgenstein (born June 8, 1799 in Kowno, died June 20, 1866 in Cannes) was a Russian aristocrat of German descent. Among his properties was the famed Mir Castle Complex.

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June 8 - 1799 - Kowno - June 20 - 1866 - Cannes - Russia - Mir Castle Complex

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The elder son of the celebrated Russian Field-Marshal Wittgenstein, he was half-Polish through his mother and was formally known in Russian as Lev Petrovich Witgenstein. In 1821 he was sent to represent Russia at the coronation of George IV of England, but his career came to a halt when his participation in the Decembrist societies was revealed in 1826. Securing pardon through interference of his influential father, he presently married Princess Stefania Radziwi?? and thus came into possession of the biggest privately-owned estate in Central Europe, covering roughly 12 000 km² of fields, forests, villages and towns in the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. Upon Stefania's death in 1832, Lev Petrovich married Princess Leonilla Baryatinskaya.

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Field-Marshal Wittgenstein - 1821 - George IV of England - Decembrist - 1826 - Radziwi?? - Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

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