Peter Wittgenstein

Names
	Louis Adolf Peter; German: Ludwig Adolf Peter; Russian: Pyotr Christianovich

Peter Wittgenstein
Peter Wittgenstein
1st Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg-Berleburg
	Portrait by George Dawe (c. 1819–1825)
Born	17 January [O.S. 6] 1769; Pereyaslavl, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	11 June 1843 (aged 74); Lemberg, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire
Spouse	Antonia Cäcilie Snarska (m. 1798)
Issue	Prince Ludwig; Prince Stanisalus; Princess Emilie; Prince Alexander; Prince Peter; Prince Georg; Prince Alexei; Prince Nikolaus; Princess Maria; Princess Elizabeth; Princess Antonia;
Names
Names
	Louis Adolf Peter; German: Ludwig Adolf Peter; Russian: Pyotr Christianovich
House	Sayn-Wittgenstein
Father	Christian Louis Casimir, 2nd Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg-Berleburg
Mother	Countess Amalie Ludowika Finck von Finckenstein
Religion	Lutheranism
Signature
Military career
Nickname	Saviour of St. Petersburg (for the battle of Klyastitsy)
Allegiance	Russia
Branch	Cavalry
Service years	1789–1829
Rank	General-Field Marshal
Conflicts	Tree-like list Kościuszko Uprising Battle of Praga; ; Persian Expedition of 1796 Storming of Derbent; ; Napoleonic Wars War of the Third Coalition Battle of Amstetten; Battle of Dürenstein; Battle of Austerlitz; ; Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812); War of the Fourth Coalition; Russian Campaign Battle of Klyastitsy; Battles of Polotsk First Battle of Polotsk; Second Battle of Polotsk; ; Battle of Chashniki; Battle of Smoliani; Battle of Berezina; ; War of the Sixth Coalition Battle of Möckern; Battle of Lützen; Battle of Bautzen; Battle of Dresden; Battle of the Nations; Battle of Mormant; Battle of Bar-sur-Aube; ; ; Russo-Turkish War (1828–1829);

Louis Adolf Peter, 1st Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwigsburg-Berleburg (17 January [O.S. 6 January] 1769 – 11 June 1843), better known as Peter Wittgenstein in English, was a prince of the German dynasty of Sayn-Wittgenstein and field marshal in the Imperial Russian Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He was nicknamed the Saviour of Saint-Petersburg.