Jan Pieter van Suchtelen

Who was Jan Pieter van Suchtelen?

Jan Pieter van Suchtelen, Count of Liikkala, Pyotr Kornilovich Suhtelen, was born in the Netherlands, and was a general in the Russian army during the Russo-Swedish War. In 1812 Suchtelen was the plenipotentiary for Russian Emperor Alexander I in Orebro where he negotiated and signed the Treaty of Orebro which brought to an end the Anglo–Russian War. In that treaty his titles included "general of engineers, quarter-master general, [and] member of the council of state".

Created count, enrolled to the nobility of Finland where his main estate was located.

Charlotte Disbrowe visited Sweden in 1834, where her father, was stationed. She met Suchtelen and mentioned in her biography that: