Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov

Illarion Ivanovich Vorontsov-Dashkov
Count Illarion Vorontsov-Dashkov
Born	(1837-05-27)27 May 1837 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died	Alupka, 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 (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 (1801–1917) in 1905-15.

Career

Illarion Vorontsov was born on 27 May 1837 in St. 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 his father's assassination, established a counter-revolutionary squad, or "holy druzhina", whose members included Konstantin Pobedonostsev, Nicholas Pavlovich Ignatiev, and Mikhail Katkov.

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.

His job drove him close to a mental breakdown. On 21 November 1905 twenty-five Azeris were shot by Armenians in Tiflis. Illarion was so desperate he gave 500 guns to the Mensheviks to keep the peace.

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. He died on 15 January 1916 in his Vorontsov Palace.

Family

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

Awards and honours

Vorontsov-Dashkov's villa in Pargolovo near St. Petersburg

• 1861 - Order of St. Anna, 4th class
• 04/06/1862 - Gold Sword for Bravery
• 1864 - Order of St. Anna, 3rd class
• 1865 - Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class with swords and bow
• 27 June 1867 - Order of St. George, 4th class, for distinguished service during the war
• 1867 - Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class with swords
• 1868 - Order of St. Stanislaus, 1st class
• 1870 - Order of St. Anna, 1st class
• 1874 - Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class
• 1878 - Order of the White Eagle, with swords
• 1883 - Order of St. Alexander Nevsky
• 1888 - Order of St. Alexander Nevsky with diamonds
• 1894 - Order of St. Vladimir, 1st class
• 14 May 1896 - Order of St. Andrew
• 1904 - Order of St. Andrew with diamonds
• 1908 - awarded portraits of the Emperors Alexander II and Alexander III with diamonds, to be worn on the chest
• 21 February 1913 - awarded portrait of Emperor Alexander III with diamonds, to be worn on the chest
• 15 August 1915 Order of St. George, 3rd class - "For the valiant skilful leadership of the Caucasian Army, whose heroic exploits achieved brilliant military success in actions against the Turks"

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

External links

• Online museum of the Vorontsov Family