Alexander Vladimirovich Baryatinsky
Russian nobleman, staff captain, and bon vivant
Prince Alexander Vladimirovich Baryatinsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Баря́тинский; 22 May 1870 – 8 March 1910) was a Russian nobleman, staff captain, and bon vivant, widely known for his romance with the famous Italian opera singer Lina Cavalieri.
Early life
Baryatinsky was the eldest son of Prince Vladimir Anatolyevich Baryatinsky (1843–1914), a general in the army, by his marriage to Countess Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Stenbock-Fermor (1847–1920). He was the grandson of Lieutenant-General Prince Anatoly Baryatinsky (1821–1881) and a cousin of Field Marshal Prince Alexander Baryatinsky (1815–1879). On his mother’s side, he was descended from the millionaire business man S. Y. Yakovlev.
He was educated at home and then at the Page Corps, becoming a page du chambre in October 1889. With his younger brother Anatoly, he hoped to be commissioned into the Horse Guards, but at the request of the Emperor Alexander III he instead went into the Nizhny Novgorod Regiment of Dragoons. As a headquarters-captain, he was an adjutant to Eugen, Duke of Leuchtenberg. In 1896 he was awarded the Order of St Stanislav (third class). In 1901, for family reasons, he resigned his commission.
Lina Cavalieri
Baryatinsky was one of the richest men in Russia, which allowed him to lead a life of luxury.
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