Peter Lacy
Peter Graf von Lacy (Russian: Пётр Петрович Ласси, romanized: Pyotr Petrovich Lassi; English: Pierce Edmond de Lacy; Irish: Peadar (Piarais Éamonn) de Lása; 26 September 1678 – 30 April 1751) was an Irish-born soldier who later served in the Imperial Russian army.
Peter von Lacy | |
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Peter Lacy by Johann Jacob Haid | |
| Governor of Riga | |
| In office 1729–1740 | |
| Commander Saint Petersburg and Veliky Novgorod | |
| In office 1725–1728 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pierce Edmond de Lacy 30 October 1678 Killeedy, County Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | 30 April 1751 (aged 72) Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire |
| Resting place | Private estate |
| Spouse | Maret Philippine "Martha" von Funcken |
| Children | Count Franz Moritz von Lacy |
| Occupation | Soldier |
| Awards | Order of Saint Andrew Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky Order of the White Eagle (Poland) |
| Military service | |
| Years of service | 1691 to 1751 |
| Rank | General-feldmarshal |
| Battles/wars | Williamite War in Ireland Nine Years' War Great Turkish War Great Northern War
Russo-Turkish War (1710–1713)
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Considered one of the most successful Russian Imperial commanders before Rumyantsev and Suvorov, in a military career that spanned half a century he claimed to have participated in 31 campaigns, 18 battles, and 18 sieges. He died on his private estate in Riga, where he served as governor for many years.
One of his sons was Count Franz Moritz von Lacy, who went on to serve in the Imperial Habsburg Army, while his nephew George Browne (1698-1792) was also a general in the Russian army.