Philip Osipovich Paulucci
| Filippo Paulucci delle Roncole | |
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An oil portrait of Paulucci by George Dawe, 1825. It is now in the Military Gallery of the Winter Palace, Hermitage Museum.
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| Born |
11 September 1779 Modena |
| Died | 25 January 1849 (aged 69) Nice |
| Allegiance |
Kingdom of Sardinia (1785–93, 1829–49) Austria (1800) Kingdom of Italy (1806) Russian Empire (1807–29) |
| Rank |
General (Sardinia) Adjutant General (Russian Empire) |
| Battles/wars |
War of the Alps Russo-Turkish War Finnish War Patriotic War of 1812 |
| Awards |
Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus Order of St. George, 3rd Class Gold Sword for Bravery Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Anna Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky |
Filippo Paulucci delle Roncole (11 September 1779 – 25 January 1849), also known as Philip Osipovich Paulucci (Russian: Филипп Осипович Паулуччи), was an Italian marquis and army officer, later a general the services of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Italy, and the Russian Empire.
His father's family, that had held the feudal titles of Vignola, Cividale and Roncole since 1768, moved from Perugia to Modena in 1753, and his mother, Claudia Scutellari, was the daughter of one of Parma noble families, with blood ties with the Spanish court. Filippo was the fifth of the eight sons of the couple, and after the death of his father Giuseppe in 1785, was admitted beyond the pages of the King of Sardinia, a position that granted him access to the military career. In 1792 the Kingdom entered the war against France, and in 1794 Paulucci, just appointed sublieutenant in the 2nd Battalion of the Gards, was sent to the frontline. Captured in action on the 27 April, he was freed after a prisoner exchange on 7 May. He went on fighting the Frenchmen, until he was taken prisoner in Mondovì when the city surrendered to the French army, but subsequently freed after only six days following the Armistice of Cherasco. After the occupation of the Turin Citadel he was convicted for challenging to a duel a French officer to defend the honour of the Piedmont. On the 19 November 1796, he was then promoted captain and removed by the king, who awarded him the Knight's Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.
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