Peter Graf von der Pahlen

Peter von der Pahlen, painting by George Dawe

Peter Johann Christoph Graf[1] von der Pahlen (Russian: Пётр Петрович Пален, romanizedPyotr Petrovich Palen; 11 September [O.S. 31 August] 1778, Kauzmünde Manor, Kauzmünde (now Saulaine) - 1 May [O.S. 19 April] 1864, St. Petersburg) was a Baltic German aristocrat and a general of the Imperial Russian Army.

  1. ^ Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as 'Count', not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.