Friedrich von Löwis of Menar

Friedrich von Löwis of Menar (Fedor Fedorovich Leviz)
Portrait by George Dawe
Born 6 September 1767
Haapsalu
Died 16 April 1824(1824-04-16) (aged 56)
Allegiance Russian Empire
Service/branch Infantry
Years of service 1772-1814
Battles/wars Napoleonic Wars (Siege of Danzig (1813))
Awards Order of St. George 3rd class,
Order of St. Alexander Nevsky,
Order of St. Vladimir 2nd class,
Order of St. Anna 1st class with diamonds,
Gold Sword for Bravery with diamonds

Friedrich von Löwis of Menar (Germanized name; Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Левиз / Fedor Fedorovich Leviz) (6 September 1767, Haapsalu - 16 April 1824) was a Russian lieutenant general of the Napoleonic Wars. His family (the family name commonly spelled in English as Lewis) came from South Scotland to Sweden around 1630. By the time of Fedor's birth, it had become a well-established noble family settled in Livonia in the Russian Empire.

Further reading

  • Henning von Löwis of Menar (Author), Ich wäre gern geblieben. Das Leben des Friedrich von Löwis of Menar, Verlag: Hinstorff/PRO; Auflage: 1., Aufl. (7. Dezember 2005), ISBN 3-86167-151-4
  • Reinhold von Klot, Generalleutnant Friedrich von Löwis of Menar, Retter der Stadt Riga im August 1812, in: Baltische Briefe, Nr. 3/4 (797/798) März/April 2015, Hrsg. Ingeborg v. Kleist, Verlag Baltische Briefe – Wolf J. v. Kleist GmbH


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