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Adam Rzewuski

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Adam Rzewuski
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Born1801 (1801)
Pohrebyshche, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire
DiedApril 17, 1888(1888-04-17) (aged 86–87)
Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire
Military career
AllegianceRussian Empire
Branch
Imperial Russian Army
Conflicts
November Uprising
Crimean War

Adam Rzewuski (Russian: Ада́м Ада́мович Ржеву́ский, romanized: Adam Adamovich Rzhevusky; 1801 – April 17, 1888) was a Polish-Russian general. He was born in Pohrebyshche in 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. 1 2 "Adam hr. Beydo-Rzewuski h. Krzywda". Sejm-Wielki.pl. Retrieved 2023-01-26.