Nikolai Obolensky

Prince Nikolai Nikolayevich Obolensky (November 10, 1833 – August 25, 1898) was an Imperial Russian division commander. He was born in what is now Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk Oblast. He fought in wars in the Crimea, Poland and against the Ottoman Empire. He had two sons, Vladimir and Alexander.


Nikolai Nikolayevich Obolensky
BornNovember 10, 1833
Simbirsk, Russian Empire
DiedAugust 25, 1898
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
AllegianceSaint Petersburg
Service/branchImperial Russian Army
Commands held1st Guards Infantry Division
1st Guards Corps (Russian Empire)
Battles/warsCrimean War
January Uprising
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

Awards

Sources

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  • Старчевский А. А. Памятник Восточной войны 1877–1878 гг. СПб., 1878
Preceded by
Mikhail Pavlovich Danilov
Commander of the 1st Guards Infantry Division
1889-1897
Succeeded by
Oskar Grippenberg
Preceded by
Commander of the 1st Guards Corps
1897-1898
Succeeded by
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia


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