Philip Osipovich Paulucci

Filippo Paulucci, also known as Philip Osipovich Paulucci (11 September 1779, Modena - 25 January 1849, Nice) was an Italian marquis and an adjutant general in Russian army.

Life
He first served in the Sardinian army from 1785 to 1797, then in the Cisalpine and in the Austrian ones before moving to the Russian service with the rank of colonel. On 7 May 1809 he was awarded the 4th class of the Order of St George "as a reward for prudent orders given whilst in the Finnish army, which helped defeat the enemy". He took part in the war against the Turks in 1810 and was appointed quartermaster of the Caucasian Army in 1811, then governor of Georgia, where he simultaneously had to wage war against the Turks (from Kars), against the Persians (Karabakh) and insurgents – Paulucci honourably withstood this difficult situation and on 25 April 1812 was awarded the Order of St George 3rd class "as a reward for feats of courage and bravery in the Caucasus against the Persians". However, soon afterwards the preparations for war with Napoleon got underway and Paulucci was summoned to Saint Petersburg to be appointed Army Chief of Staff. However, after a few days, probably due to the opposition of Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, he received the post as governor general of Governorate of Livonia. In 1829 he left the Russian army and went to Italy, where he took command of the army of Piedmont.