Konstantin von Stackelberg
Baltic German composer
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Konstantin Nikolai Freiherr[a] von Stackelberg (Russian: Константи́н Ка́рлович Шта́кельберг, tr. Konstantín Kárlovich Shtákelʹberg; 15 June [O.S. 3] 1848 – 30 March 1925) was a Baltic German composer and cavalry general in the Imperial Russian Army. Stackelberg was best known for his compositions on music about the White Army during the Russian Civil War.[citation needed] He was the head of the Imperial Music Choir from 1883 to 1917 (now the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra)[1][2] and was also involved in improving the music in the Russian Army and Navy.[citation needed]
Konstantin von Stackelberg | |
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 Baron von Stackelberg in 17th century Russian court clothing during the 1903 Ball. | |
| Born | 15 June [O.S. 3] 1848 |
| Died | 30 March 1925 (aged 76) |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire |
Branch |  Imperial Russian Army |
Service years | 1866-1917 |
Rank |  General of the Cavalry |
| Children | 2 children |
His brother was Georg von Stackelberg, and their maternal grandfather was Maurycy Hauke, making them first cousins to Alexander I of Bulgaria, and Louis of Battenberg, Marquess of Milford Haven.
He was awarded Order of Prince Danilo I, Order of the Cross of Takovo and a number of other decorations.[3]
Notes
- Regarding personal names: Freiherr was a title before 1919, but now is regarded as part of the surname. It is translated as Baron. Before the August 1919 abolition of nobility as a legal class, titles preceded the full name when given (Graf Helmuth James von Moltke). Since 1919, these titles, along with any nobiliary prefix (von, zu, etc.), can be used, but are regarded as a dependent part of the surname, and thus come after any given names (Helmuth James Graf von Moltke). Titles and all dependent parts of surnames are ignored in alphabetical sorting. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.