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Von der Osten-Driesen Family

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25th November 2020, 17:00
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Lot of two photos. Maria Alexandrovna Razvozova (née von der Osten-Driesen) with brothers Georgy (Yegor) and Alexander (Sandro) and other family members. 1900s.
Russian Empire. Unknown photo workshop. 1900s. Photos: 8 x 11.3 cm, passe-partout: 17 x 23.5 cm.

Owner's inscriptions on the backs.  

From the archive of the family of Rear Admiral Alexander Vladimirovich Razvozov (1879 - 1920).

 

Maria Alexandrovna Razvozova (née Baroness von der Osten-Driesen) (1887 - 1963) was the daughter of Major General Baron A.K. von der Osten-Driesen, wife of Rear Admiral A.V. Razvozov, mother of M.A. Kolchak.
Baron Georgy Alexandrovich von der Osten-Driesen (1890–1985) was the son of Major General Alexander Alexandrovich von der Osten-Driesen (1852 - after 1904). Graduated from the Imperial Alexandrovsky Lyceum in 1912. From 1913 served in the officer ranks. Head Captain of the Cavalry Regiment. Part of the Volunteer Army and the Armed Forces of South Russia. Since June 1919 he was a commander of the 1st squadron in the division of the Cavalry regiment. From 05.12.1919 served as an assistant to the squadron commander of his regiment in the Consolidated Regiment of the Guards Cuirassier Division. From 03.04.1920 served as a headquarters officer for assignments at the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of South Russia; a captain. Served in the Russian Army in the same position until the evacuation from the Crimea. Became Colonel. Was in exile in France. In 1929-1938 lived in Paris, then in London. He was married to Lady Alistaire Leveson-Gower. He was the brother of Maria Alexandrovna von der Osten-Driesen (married name Razvozova). Baron Alexander (Sandro) Alexandrovich von der Osten-Driesen (1892 - 1914) was the son of Major General Alexander Alexandrovich von der Osten-Driesen (1852 - after 1904); the brother of Maria Alexandrovna von der Osten-Driesen (married name Razvozova).