Sergey Khovansky
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Sergey Nikolaevich Khovansky | |
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| Сергей Николаевич Хованский | |
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| Minsk Governor | |
| In office March 1808 – December 1808 | |
| Preceded by | Zakhary Korneev |
| Succeeded by | Herman Rading |
| Simbirsk Governor | |
| In office 1803–1808 | |
| Preceded by | Vasily Sushkov |
| Succeeded by | Alexey Dolgorukov |
| Vladimir Vice–Governor | |
| In office December 19, 1798 – 1802 | |
| Preceded by | Ivan Wolf |
| Succeeded by | Gabriel Kolokoltsov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 3, 1767 |
| Died | March 26, 1817 (aged 49) |
| Relations | Khovanskys |
| Children | Alexander Khovansky |
| Parents |
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| Awards | Order of Saint Anna |
Prince Sergey Nikolaevich Khovansky (Russian: Серге́й Никола́евич Хова́нский; October 3, 1767 – March 26 (or 29),[1] 1817, Arkhangelskoye, Stavropolsky Uyezd,[2] Simbirsk Governorate) was an Actual State Councillor, governor of Simbirsk in 1802–1808.
From the Russian princely family Khovansky.[3] One of the grandchildren of Prince Vasily Khovansky; elder brother of Nikolai and Alexander Khovansky. From the age of 5 he was brought up in the Land Cadet Corps. In 1787, he was awarded the rank of lieutenant and sent to General–in–Chief Yuri Dolgorukov.[1] In 1792, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel.
In May 1797, he entered the civil service with the rank of collegiate counselor. On December 19, 1798, he was appointed Vice–Governor of Vladimir Governorate under the Governor of Ivan Dolgorukov. Subsequently, he recalled Khovansky as a "good fellow" who tried to give him "every pleasure and distraction" and with whom they "communicated like brothers".
Having positively established himself in Vladimir, on May 21, 1800, he was promoted to State Councillor, and on July 19, 1802, he was appointed Governor of Simbirsk Governorate.
On June 24, 1804, he was promoted to Actual State Councillor.
On March 14, 1808, he was awarded the Order of Saint Anna of the 1st Degree and was appointed Governor of Minsk Governorate.[3]
On December 4, 1808, he was dismissed from the post of governor due to illness.[3]
He lived on his wife's estates, in the village of Arkhangelskoye and the village of Botma, Stavropol District,[2] Simbirsk Governorate.
He died on 26 (according to other sources, 29)[1] March, 1817, from consumption. He was buried at the cemetery of the Intercession Monastery in Simbirsk.[4]
