in Kloostrimetsa, in a prime location just outside Tallinn. Currently located within the Tallinn Botanic Garden, the farmstead has been returned to Päts's descendants. Descendants Konstantin's eldest son, Leo Päts (1902–1988), managed to escape to Finland in 1939. He eventually moved on to Sweden, where he died in 1988. Konstantin's second son, Viktor Päts (1906–1952), died in Butyrka prison in Moscow on 4 March 1952. Viktor's sons Henn (Enn; 1936–1944) and Matti (b. 1933) were sent to an orphanage in 1941 but were soon separated. They were united once a week, until Henn died of starvation in Matti's arms in 1944. All living descendants of Konstantin Päts are the children and grandchildren of Matti Päts, who returned from Russia with his mother Helgi-Alice in 1946. Helgi-Alice, however, was arrested again in 1950 and sentenced to 10 years in prison in Kazakh SSR and returned in 1955. Matti Päts has been the director of the Estonian Patent Office since 1991; he has also been a member of the Riigikogu and Tallinn city council. He was even seen as a potential candidate for the 2001 Presidential election by the conservative wing of the Pro Patria Union. Awards 1920 – Cross of Liberty I/I 1920 – Cross of Liberty III/I 1921 – Order of the Estonian Red Cross III 1935 – Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class (Latvia) 1926 – Order of the Estonian Red Cross I/I 1929 – Order of the Cross of the Eagle I 1936 - Order of Vasa, Grand Cross (Sweden) 1938 – Special sash of the Order of the National Coat of Arms 1938 – Collar of the Order of the White Star 1938 – Collar of the Order of the National Coat of Arms Bibliography See also Estonian War of Independence Occupation of Baltic states Kaarel Eenpalu Johan Laidoner Jaan Teemant Antanas Smetona Kārlis Ulmanis European interwar dictatorships Notes References Further reading External links Konstantin Päts on official site of the President of Estonia Video 1874 births 1956 deaths People from Häädemeeste Parish People from Kreis Pernau Eastern Orthodox Christians from Estonia Farmers' Assemblies politicians Heads of State of Estonia Presidents of Estonia Prime Ministers of Estonia Ministers of the Interior of Estonia Defence Ministers of Estonia Members of the Estonian Provincial Assembly Members of the Estonian Constituent Assembly Members of the Riigikogu, 1920–1923 Members of the Riigikogu, 1923–1926 Members of the Riigikogu, 1926–1929 Members of