Corps des Pages
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The Corps des Pages was an elite military academy of the Russian Empire that trained sons of the nobility for service as imperial guards officers and high-ranking officials.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corps of Pages | 1 |
| Corps of Pages (informal court education) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational institution
ⓘ
elite school ⓘ military academy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Corps of Pages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Page Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Page Corps of His Imperial Majesty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1917 ⓘ |
| dissolvedFollowing | Russian Revolution of 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educated | sons of the nobility ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Peter the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderAdmission | male only ⓘ |
| hadBoardingSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hadRankSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hadUniform | yes ⓘ |
| inception | 1711 ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
training high-ranking officials
ⓘ
training imperial guards officers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
St. Petersburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Petersburg
Winter Palace (complex) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
preparation for high civil service
ⓘ
preparation for service in the Imperial Guard regiments ⓘ |
| notableAlumni |
Alexei Brusilov
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Felix Yusupov NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia (the younger) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikhail Skobelev NERFINISHED ⓘ Nikolai Yudenich NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladimir Sukhomlinov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Imperial Russian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedFor | Imperial Guard (Russia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial Court of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfInstruction | Russian ⓘ |
| reorganized | 1802 ⓘ |
| reorganizedBy | Alexander I of Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
hereditary nobility
ⓘ
personal recommendation of the emperor ⓘ service nobility ⓘ |
| socialStatusOfStudents |
aristocracy
ⓘ
high nobility ⓘ |
| studentsHeldTitle |
kamer-page (chamber page)
ⓘ
page ⓘ page of the chamber ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Emperor of Russia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of the Imperial Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfTraining |
court etiquette
ⓘ
foreign languages ⓘ general secondary education ⓘ military training ⓘ |
| uniformSimilarTo | uniform of the Imperial Guard ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Corps of Pages (informal court education)
this entity surface form:
Corps of Pages