Peter Ludwig Graf[1] von der Pahlen (Russian: Пётр Алексе́евич Па́лен, romanized: Pyotr Alekseyevich Palen; 28 July [O.S. 17] 1745, Palms Manor, Palms (now Palmse) – 25 February [O.S. 13] 1826, Mitau (now Jelgava)) was a Baltic-German courtier and general, who played a pivotal role in the assassination of Emperor Paul of Russia in 1801. He became a general in the Imperial Russian Army in 1798, a count in 1799, and served as the Military Governor of St. Petersburg from 1798 to 1801.
On December 3, 1796 Pahlen was appointed to command the Cuirassier Regiment of Riga, but soon the new Emperor made him regret his former contacts with the disgraced prince Platon Zubov. In January 1797 Pahlen was discharged from the governorship, and on 26 February he was relieved from his post in the regiment and excluded from the service.
However, he was soon again accepted into active service and appointed as Inspector of the Cavalry and the commander of the Household Troops of Horse Regiment. He was rapid in acquiring the sovereign's confidence. Enjoying the unlimited favor of Pavel I, for three years (1798–1801) he served as the military governor of Saint Petersburg, the governor of the Baltic provinces, the inspector of 6 military districts, the Grand Chancellor of the Maltese order, the chief director of mail, a member of the Imperial Council and of the Board of Foreign Affairs.
Schloss Kauzmünde, where Count Pahlen lived in exile.
In August 1800 Pahlen was discharged from his governorship, only to be reappointed on October 21. Seeing how fragile his position was, he joined the conspirators plotting against the emperor in the house of Olga Zherebtsova. Together with Nicholas Zubov he was one of plot's leaders and organizers. In the plot he played a dual role,[2] trying in the case of failure to conceal his participation.
He extracted from the emperor the written order to arrest his son and heir, Alexander Pavlovich, and showed this to him in order to overcome his fluctuation in the plot. He was present during Paul's strangling on the night of March 12, 1801. After the assassination he acquired an irreconcilable enemy in the Empress Maria Feodorovna who prevented him from occupying any important post under Alexander's reign. On 1 April 1801, he was discharged from the service and ordered to withdraw into his estates in Courland. Pahlen died in Mitau on February 13, 1826.
Pahlen in filmedit
In 1908 Dmitry Merezhkovsky wrote the play Pavel I, which enjoyed limited popularity in Russia. In 2003 the director Vitaly Melnikov adapted the play into the movie Poor Poor Paul. In contrast to the play, the accent in the film is made not only on the fate of Pavel I, but also on Pahlen's role in the plot against him. Pahlen is seen as the tragic figure, which arranged the plot against his own will, worrying not about himself, but about the good of Russia. The role of Pahlen was played by Oleg Yankovsky, that of Paul - by Viktor Sukhorukov.
In 1928, Lewis Stone played Pahlen in The Patriot, starring Emil Jannings as Paul I. This film is considered lost, although fragments of it still exist in the UCLA Film Archives.
Referencesedit
^Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.
^"17 December: Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen – Filemonia".
Pahlen in literatureedit
Pahlen in Sartre's 'Nausea'
Pahlen in the writing of John Quincy Adams
Pahlen in the writings of Thomas Jefferson
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Count Pahlen redirects here For the racehorse see Count Pahlen horse For other members of Pahlen family see Pahlen family Peter Ludwig Graf 1 von der Pahlen Russian Pyotr Alekse evich Pa len romanized Pyotr Alekseyevich Palen 28 July O S 17 1745 Palms Manor Palms now Palmse 25 February O S 13 1826 Mitau now Jelgava was a Baltic German courtier and general who played a pivotal role in the assassination of Emperor Paul of Russia in 1801 He became a general in the Imperial Russian Army in 1798 a count in 1799 and served as the Military Governor of St Petersburg from 1798 to 1801 Count Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen Contents 1 Early career 2 Paul s reign 3 Conspiracy and regicide 4 Pahlen in film 5 References 6 Pahlen in literatureEarly career editPahlen stemmed from a family of Baltic nobles He was born in the manor of Palms in present day Haljala Parish Laane Viru County Estonia He served in the horse guards and saw service in the Russo Turkish Wars He was wounded at Bendery and invested with the Order of St George of the 4th degree During the Russo Turkish War 1787 92 he distinguished himself during the Siege of Ochakov order of St George the 3rd degree In 1787 Pahlen was put in charge of the Riga Governorate He conducted the negotiations leading to the incorporation of Courland Semigalia and other Biron possessions into the Russian Empire After that he was appointed the first Governor General of Courland Guberniya 1795 Paul s reign editOn December 3 1796 Pahlen was appointed to command the Cuirassier Regiment of Riga but soon the new Emperor made him regret his former contacts with the disgraced prince Platon Zubov In January 1797 Pahlen was discharged from the governorship and on 26 February he was relieved from his post in the regiment and excluded from the service However he was soon again accepted into active service and appointed as Inspector of the Cavalry and the commander of the Household Troops of Horse Regiment He was rapid in acquiring the sovereign s confidence Enjoying the unlimited favor of Pavel I for three years 1798 1801 he served as the military governor of Saint Petersburg the governor of the Baltic provinces the inspector of 6 military districts the Grand Chancellor of the Maltese order the chief director of mail a member of the Imperial Council and of the Board of Foreign Affairs During his time in office the building of St Michael s Castle and of the Naval Military School was completed The Field of Mars was graced with monuments honoring Field Marshal Rumyantsev and Alexander Suvorov The Imperial iron foundry was transferred from Kronstadt to Petersburg and Nikolai Rezanov founded the Russian American Company Conspiracy and regicide edit nbsp Schloss Kauzmunde where Count Pahlen lived in exile In August 1800 Pahlen was discharged from his governorship only to be reappointed on October 21 Seeing how fragile his position was he joined the conspirators plotting against the emperor in the house of Olga Zherebtsova Together with Nicholas Zubov he was one of plot s leaders and organizers In the plot he played a dual role 2 trying in the case of failure to conceal his participation He extracted from the emperor the written order to arrest his son and heir Alexander Pavlovich and showed this to him in order to overcome his fluctuation in the plot He was present during Paul s strangling on the night of March 12 1801 After the assassination he acquired an irreconcilable enemy in the Empress Maria Feodorovna who prevented him from occupying any important post under Alexander s reign On 1 April 1801 he was discharged from the service and ordered to withdraw into his estates in Courland Pahlen died in Mitau on February 13 1826 Pahlen in film editIn 1908 Dmitry Merezhkovsky wrote the play Pavel I which enjoyed limited popularity in Russia In 2003 the director Vitaly Melnikov adapted the play into the movie Poor Poor Paul In contrast to the play the accent in the film is made not only on the fate of Pavel I but also on Pahlen s role in the plot against him Pahlen is seen as the tragic figure which arranged the plot against his own will worrying not about himself but about the good of Russia The role of Pahlen was played by Oleg Yankovsky that of Paul by Viktor Sukhorukov In 1928 Lewis Stone played Pahlen in The Patriot starring Emil Jannings as Paul I This film is considered lost although fragments of it still exist in the UCLA Film Archives References edit Regarding personal names Until 1919 Graf was a title translated as Count not a first or middle name The female form is Grafin In Germany it has formed part of family names since 1919 17 December Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen Filemonia This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Peter Ludwig von der Pahlen news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template 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