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Aleksandr Adlerberg (1818–1888)

Aleksandr Adlerberg

Russian army officer and civil servant (b. 1/13 May 1818; d. 10/22 September 1888 at Munich), as Aleksandr Vladimirovich Adlerberg (Александр Владимирович Адлерберг, Aleksandr Vladimirovič Adlerberg, Alexander Vladimirovich Adlerberg)

Aleksandr was the eldest son of Count Vladimir Fedorovich Adlerberg (1790–1884) and his wife Mariia Vasil'evna (b. Nelidova; 1800–1870). After attaining the rank of Adjutant General in 1855, and Infantry General in 1869, he became a minister at the Russian Imperial Court from 1870 to 1881, where he was a close adviser to Emperor Alexander II.

In 1886 he corresponded briefly with Tchaikovsky.

Correspondence with Aleksandr Adlerberg:

• 1 letter from Tchaikovsky to Aleksandr Adlerberg has survived, dating from 1886.