Nikolai Putyatin

Prince Nikolai Abramovich Putyatin (Russian: Николай Абрамович Путятин), also romanized Putiatin, Puttiatin or Poutiatine (16 May 1749 – 13 January 1830) was a philanthropist, philosopher, and eccentric personality from the Rurikid dynasty.

His talent and technical skills earned him a supervising position for public buildings at the court in Saint Petersburg.

Her husband was the influential Russian governor Jacob Johann von Sievers, a relative and protégé of her father.

It is likely that the new couple had to commit to keep the new marriage free of new children, as new legitimate heirs would have endangered the heritage of the two daughters, who remained with Jacob Johann von Sievers.

It was there, that the prince built, based on his own plans, his "Chaumière", an extravagant villa with 16 balconies, a minarett-like tower, many swings and a gondola in the gardens.

- The heritage was greatly reduced due to the earlier transfer of the mother's possessions to the daughters and gifts to the servants.

- He was in close contact with Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, and became a friend of Johann Gottfried Herder in his last year.