Nikolai Obolensky

Prince Nikolai Nikolayevich Obolensky (November 10, 1833 – August 25, 1898) was an Imperial Russian division commander. He was born in what is now Ulyanovsk, Ulyanovsk Oblast. He fought in wars in the Crimea, Poland and against the Ottoman Empire. He had two sons, Vladimir and Alexander. Awards Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 3rd class, 1863 Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class, 1865 Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 2nd class, 1869 Order of Saint Vladimir, 4th class, 1872 Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class, 1875 Gold Sword for Bravery, 1878 Order of Saint Vladimir, 3rd class, 1878 Order of Saint George, 4th degree, 1879 Order of Saint Stanislaus (House of Romanov), 1st class, 1880 Order of Saint Anna, 1st class, 1883 Order of Saint Vladimir, 2nd class, 1886 Order of the White Eagle (Russian Empire), 1891 Sources Волков С. В. Генералитет Российской империи. Энциклопедический словарь генералов и адмиралов от Петра I до Николая II. Том II. Л—Я. М., 2009 Исмаилов Э. Э. Золотое оружие с надписью «За храбрость». Списки кавалеров 1788–1913. М., 2007 Милорадович Г. А. Список лиц свиты их величеств с царствования императора Петра I по 1886 год. Чернигов, 1886 Список генералам по старшинству. Составлен по 1 мая 1897 года. СПб., 1896. — С. 189 Старчевский А. А. Памятник Восточной войны 1877–1878 гг. СПб., 1878 1833 births 1898 deaths Russian military personnel of the Crimean War People of the January Uprising Russian military personnel of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 3rd class Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 2nd class Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir, 4th class Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 2nd class Recipients of the Gold Sword for Bravery Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class Recipients of the Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russian), 1st class Recipients of the Order of St. Anna, 1st class Recipients of the Order of St. Vladimir, 2nd class Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Russia)