Alexander Drenteln

Alexander Romanovich Drenteln (Russian: Алекса́ндр Рома́нович Дре́нтельн) (1820–1888) was a Russian general.^[1]

Born1820 (1820)

Died1888 (aged 67–68)

AllegianceRussian

Rank

General

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Alexander Drenteln
Александр Романович Дрентельн
Born	1820 (1820)
Died	1888 (aged 67–68)
Military career
Allegiance	Russian
Rank	General
Commands	Third Section of His Imperial Majesty's Chancellery
Awards	Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov)

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He held the rank of General of the Infantry, and held the positions of:

• Adjutant General of the H. I. M. Retinue,
• Chief of Gendarmes,
• the last Executive Head of the Third Section of His Imperial Majesty's Chancellery (1878–1880),
• Commander of the Odessa Military District (1880–1881).

On March 25, 1879, he was the target of a failed assassination attempt by Russian nihilists.^[2]