Famous life · 1818
Barclay de Tolly's resting place at Jõgeveste
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, descended from a Scottish clan, grew up at Jõgeveste, his mother's family estate. He led the Russian army's retreat before Napoleon in 1812, commanded the taking of Paris in 1814 and became a field marshal and a prince. When his health failed he retired to his manor here. In May 1818 he set off for Germany to take a cure, but died on the way at Insterburg in East Prussia. His body and that of his wife were embalmed and laid in a mausoleum designed by Apollon Shchedrin and Vasily Demut-Malinovsky, built in 1832, 1.5 km from the manor house.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Šoti suguvõsast põlvnev Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly kasvas üles Jõgevestel, oma ema suguvõsa mõisas. Ta juhtis 1812. aastal Vene armee taandumist Napoleoni eest, juhatas 1814. aastal Pariisi vallutamist ning sai feldmarssaliks ja vürstiks. Tervise halvenedes tõmbus ta siia oma mõisa. 1818. aasta mais asus ta teele Saksamaale ravile, kuid suri teel Ida-Preisimaal Insterburgis. Tema ja tema abikaasa palsameeritud põrmud asetati mausoleumi, mille projekteerisid Apollon Štšedrin ja Vassili Demut-Malinovski. See valmis 1832. aastal mõisasüdamest 1,5 km kaugusel.
Source: English Wikipedia: Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly; Estonian Wikipedia: Jõgeveste mõis. ↗