Document · 01.02.1902
Franz Ferdinand travels to St Petersburg to present himself to Nicholas II as a Russian General of Cavalry, February 1902 (Sport und Salon)
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Caption
"Archduke Franz Ferdinand leaves on the 6th for St Petersburg to present himself to Emperor Nicholas II in his new capacity as a Russian General of Cavalry" (February 1902) — the Archduke's visit to Russia under Nicholas II. According to family testimony, confirmed by relatives and recorded in the family history, Matvei Alekseevich, together with Fedot Alekseevich, carried out a commission for Archduke Franz Ferdinand — full parade harness, saddles, sabres and kinjals — "a political order intended to improve relations with Austria-Hungary" [Roster of A. B. Kalaushin, no. 71]. Where to look for documents on the gift: the 1915 inventory of the Konopiště arms collection (HHStA) and Franz Ferdinand's archive, boxes "Ehrenpreise und Geschenke", 1892–1914 [Sport und Salon, 1 Feb 1902, p. 3].
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Who, where, when
- Places
- Date
- 01.02.1902
- Events and objects
Details
- Kind
- Document
- Held by
- Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ANNO)
- Sources
- S001 A.B. Kalaushin’s roster Kalaushiny (philippov.spb.ru, version 03.02 of 13 July 2025)
- Source page
- data.onb.ac.at/ANNO/sus19020201?seite=3
- Rights
- public domain
- Credit line
- ÖNB / ANNO — Austrian National Library
- Size
- 1100 × 592
- Class
- ◆ documented
Where it is used
How to cite
“Franz Ferdinand travels to St Petersburg to present himself to Nicholas II as a Russian General of Cavalry, February 1902 (Sport und Salon)” — The Kalaushins: a family chronicle, archive. https://kalaushin.com/en/arkhiv/royal-habsburg-honours-anno-sport-und-salon-1902-02-01-p3-ff-russian-general-petersburg/