Name Ivan Obolensky | Parents Ava Alice Muriel Astor | |
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Role Russian member of Parliament Died February 27, 1910, Tambov Oblast, Russia Grandparents John Jacob Astor IV, Ava Lowle Willing Great-grandparents Caroline Webster Schermerhorn Astor Similar People Serge Obolensky, Ivan Sergeyevich Obolensky, Ava Alice Muriel Astor, John Jacob Astor IV, Ava Lowle Willing | ||
Prince Ivan Mikhailovich Obolensky (Russian: Ива́н Миха́йлович Оболе́нский), or John Obolenski (1853 – 28 February 1910), was an Imperial Russian Lieutenant-General.
He served as the Governor-General of Finland from August 18, 1904 to November 18, 1905. His predecessor Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov was assassinated in June 1904. As soon as his term as Governor-General started, he received a telegram from an unknown sender, saying: "We are expecting you in the near future -stop- The weather here is +200°C -stop- Bobrikov".
He was a member of a Rurikid princely family, whose ancestors once ruled one of the Upper Principalities. His mother was the Romanian-born princess Mărioara Sturdza, daughter of Alexandru Sturdza. His father was Prince Mikhail Aleksandrovich Obolensky (1821–1886).
His term of office saw revolutionary turmoil in both Russia and the Grand Duchy of Finland. The Russian revolution of 1905 resulted in a general strike in Finland and the replacement of the feudal Diet of Finland with the modern Parliament of Finland.
He was murdered by revolutionaries in St. Petersburg.