Illarion Vorontsov-Dashkov

Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov Илларион Иванович Воронцов-Дашков
Count Illarion Vorontsov-Dashkov
Born	(1837-05-27)27 May 1837 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	15 January 1916(1916-01-15) (aged 78) Alupka, Taurida Governorate, Russian Empire
Allegiance	Russian Empire
Service/branch	Imperial Russian Army
Years of service	1856–1916
Rank	General of the Cavalry
Commands held	Russian Caucasus Army
Battles/wars	Caucasian War Russo-Turkish War Revolution of 1905 World War I
Awards	see below

Count Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov (Russian: Илларио́н Ива́нович Воронцов-Дашков; 27 May 1837 – 15 January 1916) was a notable representative of the Vorontsov family. He served as Minister of Imperial Properties in 1881-97 and the Governor-General of the Caucasus Viceroyalty between 1905 and 1915.

Career

Illarion Vorontsov was born on 27 May 1837 in Saint Petersburg. He took part in the conquest of Central Asia in the 1860s and was appointed Major General in 1866. He was in charge of the Hussar regiment of the Leub Guard in 1867–74. He was on friendly terms with the future Alexander III of Russia and, following Alexander's father's assassination, established a counter-revolutionary squad, or druzhina called the Holy Brotherhood.

Alexander III put Vorontsov-Dashkov in charge of the imperial court and made him Full General of Cavalry. He also was made responsible for imperial stud farms and vineyards. Following Nicholas II's coronation, he was dislodged from the office of Minister of Imperial Properties but was appointed to the State Council of Imperial Russia instead. The Russian Revolution of 1905 recalled Vorontsov to active service, and he ascended to the helm of the Viceroyalty of the Caucasus.^[1]

As Russia's second-to-last viceroy of the Caucasus, Vorontsov-Dashkov implemented several reformist policies, but his time in office was marred by a general era of revolution, war, and social upheaval.^[2]

He was officially in charge of the victorious Russian forces in the Battle of Sarikamish during the early months of World War I, although the effective command lay with General Alexander Myshlayevsky. In September 1915 he was removed from command and replaced with Grand Duke Nicholas.^[3] He died on 15 January 1916 in his Vorontsov Palace.

Family

He married in 1867 Countess Elizaveta Andreevna Shuvalova, daughter of Count Andrei Petrovich Shuvalov. His youngest son Alexander's descendants represent the only continuation of the Vorontsov family in the male line.

Awards and honours

Russian decorations^[4]

Knight of St. Anna, 4th class, 1861; 3rd Class, 1864; 1st Class, 1870
Gold Sword for Bravery, 4 June 1862
Knight of St. Vladimir, 4th Class with Swords and Bow, 1865; 3rd Class with Swords, 1867; 2nd Class, 1874; 1st Class, 1894
Knight of St. George, 4th class, for distinguished service during the war, 27 June 1867; 3rd Class "For the valiant skilful leadership of the Caucasian Army, whose heroic exploits achieved brilliant military success in actions against the Turks", 15 August 1915
Knight of St. Stanislaus, 1st Class, 1868
Knight of the White Eagle, with Swords, 1878
Knight of St. Alexander Nevsky, 1883; in Diamonds, 1888
Knight of St. Andrew, 14 May 1896; in Diamonds, 1904
Portraits of the Emperors Alexander II and Alexander III, in Diamonds, 1908
Portrait of Emperor Alexander III, in Diamonds, 21 February 1913

Foreign decorations^[4]

Kingdom of Prussia:
- Knight of the Red Eagle, 2nd Class with Star, 7 May 1873;^[5] Grand Cross, 9 September 1881; in Diamonds, 1884^[6]
- Knight of the Black Eagle, 1889
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Knight of the White Falcon, 26 September 1865;^[7] Grand Cross, 1896^[8]
Grand Duchy of Hesse:
- Commander of the Merit Order of Philip the Magnanimous, 1st Class, 1865; Grand Cross, 1883
- Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 1883
French Empire: Officer of the Legion of Honour, 1865; Grand Cross, 1883^[9]
Württemberg: Knight of the Württemberg Crown, 1865; Grand Cross, 1883^[10]
Austria-Hungary:^[11]
- Grand Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph, 1872
- Knight of the Iron Crown, 1st Class, 1874
- Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Leopold, 1883
- Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, 1884
Sweden-Norway:
- Commander Grand Cross of the Sword, 19 July 1875^[12]
- Knight of the Seraphim, with Collar, 15 February 1892^[13]
Kingdom of Greece: Grand Cross of the Redeemer, 1876
Denmark:^[14]
- Grand Cross of the Dannebrog, 19 August 1876; in Diamonds, 3 October 1881
- Knight of the Elephant, 21 December 1891
Principality of Serbia:^[15]
- Grand Cross of the Cross of Takovo, 1881
- Grand Cross of the White Eagle, 1896
Principality of Montenegro: Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Danilo I, 1882^[15]
Baden: Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1883^[16]
Kingdom of Bavaria: Grand Cross of Merit of the Bavarian Crown, 1883^[17]
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Royal Order of Leopold, 1883
Principality of Bulgaria: Grand Cross of St. Alexander, 1883
Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, 1883^[18]
Holy See: Grand Cross of the Order of Pope Pius IX, 1883
Empire of Japan: Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun, 1883
Netherlands: Grand Cross of the Netherlands Lion, 1883
Spain: Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, 2 November 1883^[19]
Kingdom of Italy: Grand Cross of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, 1884
Persian Empire: Order of the August Portrait, in Diamonds, 1884
Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, 1889
Siam: Grand Cross of the White Elephant, 1892
Ottoman Empire: Order of Osmanieh, 1st Class, 1887; in Diamonds, 1893
Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, 1895
Kingdom of Romania: Grand Cross of the Star of Romania, 1895
Qing dynasty: Order of the Double Dragon, Grade I Class III, 1896
United Kingdom: Honorary Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, 30 June 1896^[20]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Count Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov

16. Illarion Gavrilovich Vorontsov

8. Ivan Illarionovič Vorontsov

17. Anna Grigor'evna Maslova

4. Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov

18. Artemy Petrovich Volynsky

9. Marija Artemyevna Volynskaja

19. Alexandra Lvovna Naryshkina

2. Ivan Illarionovich Vorontsov-Dashkov

20. Michail Petrovich Izmailov

10. Ivan Mikhailovich Izmailov

21. Jevdokia Vasilyevna

5. Irina Ivanovna Izmailova

22. Boris Grigorievich Yusupov

11. Alexandra Borisovna Yusupova

23. Irina Mikhailovna Zinovyeva

1. Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov

24. Lev Alexandrovich Naryshkin

12. Alexander Lvovich Naryshkin

25. Marija Osipovna Zakrevskaya

6. Kirill Aleksandrovich Naryshkin

26. Alexey Naumovich Senyavin

13. Maria Alexeyevna Senyavina

27. Anna-Jelizaveta von Bradke

3. Aleksandra Kirillovna Naryshkina

28. Ivan Ivanovich Lobanov-Rostovsky

14. Yakov Ivanovich Lobanov-Rostovsky

29. Jekaterina Alexandrovna Kurakina

7. Marija Jakovlevna Lobanovaja-Rostovskaja

30. Nikolaj Nikolajevich Saltykov

15. Alexandra Nikolajevna Saltykova

31. Maria Jakovlevna Shakhovska

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