Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky

Prince Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky, or John Obolenski (1853–1910), was an Imperial Russian Lieutenant-General.

Biography

He served as the Governor-General of Finland from August 18, 1904 to November 18, 1905. His predecessor Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov was assassinated in June 1904.^[1]

He was a member of a Rurikid princely family, whose ancestors once ruled one of the Upper Principalities. His mother was the Romanian-born princess Mărioara Sturdza, daughter of Alexandru Sturdza. His father was Prince Mikhail Aleksandrovich Obolensky (1821-1886).^[1]^[2]

His term of office saw revolutionary turmoil in both Russia and the Grand Duchy of Finland. The Russian revolution of 1905 resulted in a general strike in Finland and the replacement of the feudal Diet of Finland with the modern Parliament of Finland.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Kauffman, George B.; Niinistö, Lauri (1998). "Chemistry and Politics: Edvard Immanuel Hjelt (1855–1921)". The Chemical Educator 3 (5): 1–15. doi:10.1007/s00897980247a. http://chemeducator.org/bibs/0003003/00030208.htm.
^ Obolensky at pages.prodigy.net

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Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky

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