Adam Rzewuski

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Adam Rzewuski
Born1801
Pohrebyshche, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedApril 17, 1888
Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire
AllegianceRussian Empire
Service/branchImperial Russian Army
Battles/warsNovember Uprising
Crimean War

Adam Rzewuski (Russian: Адам Адамович Ржевуский, tr. Adam Adamovich Rzhevuskiy; 1801 – April 17, 1888) was a Polish-Russian general. He was born in Pohrebyshche in the Kiev Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Ukraine). He participated in wars in Poland and the Crimea. He died in Kiev.

He was a son of Adam Wawrzyniec Rzewuski [pl] and Justyna née Rdułtowska, his brother was Henryk Rzewuski.[1] He was married three times. In 1829 he married Alexandra Petrovna Lopukhina, daughter of Pyotr Lopukhin. After her death in 1852, he married Anna Dashkov, daughter of Dmitry Dashkov, with whom he had a daughter, Katarzyna. After the death of his second wife, he married Jadwiga Jaczewska [pl] in 1860, with whom he had three sons: Stanisław, Adam Witold and Leon. He also had a natural son, Adam.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Adam hr. Beydo-Rzewuski h. Krzywda". Sejm-Wielki.pl. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
Preceded by Commander of the Kiev Military District
November 12–30, 1862
Succeeded by