Graf
Konstantin
Alexandrovich
von Benckendorff
Born in Karlsruhe, Baden, Germany
Ancestors 
Son of Alexander Philipp Konstantin Ludwig (Benckendorff) von Benckendorff
and София Петровна Шувалова
Brother of
Peter von Benckendorff, Natalie Luise (von Benckendorff) Ridley and Nathalie Louise (Benckendorff) Ridley [half]
Husband of
Maria (Korchinska) Benkendorff
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 79
in London, England, United Kingdom
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Biography
Naval Lieutenant; Marshal of the Nobility of Morshansk.
He died in London in 1959.[1]
Graf (Count) Konstantin Alexandrovich Benckendorff former Commander in the Russian Imperial Navy and Assistant Chief of General Staff, Red Navy, he left Russia in 1924 and settled in England.
Naturalisation Certificate: Constantine Benckendorff. From Russia. Resident in London. Certificate B1061 issued 20 August 1930. Benckendorff, nathalie. Child of Constantine Benckendorff. Certificate B1061.
“Count C. Benckendorff. Count Constantine Benckendorff, D.S.O., died suddenly in London yesterday at the age of 79. He was the son of Count Benckendorff, Russian Ambassador to the Court of St James from 1903 until his death in 1917. Count Constantine served in the Russian Navy in the Russo-Japanese War and in the Great War, and after the 1917 revolution remained in Russia until 1924 when he made a new home in Suffolk. His autobiography Half a Life was published in 1954. He is survived by his wife, Maria Korchinska, the concert harpist, and a son and daughter. (The Times (London, England), Saturday, Sep 26, 1959; pg. 8; Issue 54576.)
Constantine Alexandrovich Benckendorff Birth 15 Sep 1880 Death 25 Sep 1959 (aged 79) Burial St Peter Churchyard Claydon, Mid Suffolk District, Suffolk, England Memorial ID 61409482 · View Source
Sources
- ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC8-3WTV : 30 October 2021), Constantine Benckendorff, 1959.
- O. M. von Stackelberg. Genealogisches Handbuch der baltischen Ritterschaft, Teil Estland, Band III. Görlitz: Verlag für Sippenforschung und Wappenkunde, 1930. 35.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61409482/constantine-alexandrovich-benckendorff
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