Konstantin von Stackelberg

Konstantin Nikolai Freiherr[1] von Stackelberg (Russian: Константи́н Ка́рлович Шта́кельберг, tr. Konstantín Kárlovich Shtákelʹberg; 15 June [O.S. 3] 1848 – 30 March 1925) was a Baltic German composer and cavalry general in the Imperial Russian Army. Stackelberg was best known for his compositions on music about the White Army during the Russian Civil War. He was the head of the Imperial Music Choir from 1883 to 1917 (now the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra)[2][3] and was also involved in improving the music in the Russian Army and Navy.

Freiherr

Konstantin von Stackelberg
Baron von Stackelberg in 17th century Russian court clothing during the 1903 Ball.
Born15 June [O.S. 3] 1848
Strelna, St. Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died30 March 1925(1925-03-30) (aged 76)
Tallinn, Estonia
Buried
Narva
Allegiance Russian Empire
Service/branch Imperial Russian Army
Years of service1866-1917
Rank General of the Cavalry
Children2 children

He was awarded Order of Prince Danilo I, Order of the Cross of Takovo and a number of other decorations.[4]

References
  1. Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
  2. The Violin Times: A Journal for Professional and Amateur Violinists and Quartet Players. 1895.
  3. Tarr, Edward H. (2003). East Meets West: The Russian Trumpet Tradition from the Time of Peter the Great to the October Revolution, with a Lexicon of Trumpeters Active in Russia from the Seventeenth Century to the Twentieth. Pendragon Press. ISBN 9781576470282.
  4. Acović, Dragomir (2012). Slava i čast: Odlikovanja među Srbima, Srbi među odlikovanjima. Belgrade: Službeni Glasnik. p. 628.
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