Aleksander von der Bellen
Aleksander Konstantin von der Bellen | |
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Born | Pskov, Russian Empire | 5 July 1859
Died | 11 February 1924 Tallinn, Estonia | (aged 64)
Nickname | Sascha |
Aleksander Konstantin von der Bellen (Russian: Александр Фон дер Беллен; 5 July 1859 – 11 February 1924), later known as Alexander van der Bellen, and called Sascha by family and friends, was a Russian liberal politician and nobleman.
Background
Bellen belonged to the von der Bellen family, a Russian noble family of Dutch origin, which had been recognised as noble in Russia in the early 19th century and which belonged to the affluent gentry of Pskov. He spoke Russian as his first language.
Alexander Konstantin von der Bellen was the grandfather of the current Austrian President and former Austrian Green Party leader, Alexander Van der Bellen.
Civil service and political career
He held various administrative posts in Pskov and in the wider province of the
Escape to Estonia
In the summer of 1919, when Pskov was briefly occupied by the
References
- ^ "Alexander van der Bellen: Ein Flüchtlingskind". Die Zeit (in German). 28 March 2016.
- ^ "Alexander van der Bellen. Zielony prezydent Austrii z estońskimi korzeniami". Przegląd Bałtycki.