Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin
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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Petrovich and the family name is Bestuzhev-Ryumin.
Count Alexey Petrovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin (Russian: Алексей Петрович Бестужев-Рюмин; 1 June 1693 – 21 April 1766) was a Russian diplomat and chancellor. He was one of the most influential and successful diplomats in 18th-century Europe. As the chancellor of the Russian Empire was chiefly responsible for Russian foreign policy during the reign of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna.[1]
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Count Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin | |
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Алексей Бестужев-Рюмин | |
Born | (1693-06-01)June 1, 1693 |
Died | April 21, 1766(1766-04-21) (aged 72) |
Nationality | Russian |
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Spouse | Anna Ivanovna Bötticher |
Children | Andrey Alexeevich Bestuzhev-Ryumin |
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Relatives | Mikhail Petrovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin (brother)
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Honours | Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (1734) Order of St. Andrew (1741) |
Chancellor of the Russian Empire | |
In office 1744–1758 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth Petrovna |
Preceded by | Alexey Mikhailovich Cherkassky |
Succeeded by | Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov |
President of the Collegium of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 1742–1758 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth Petrovna |
Preceded by | Alexey Mikhailovich Cherkassky |
Succeeded by | Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov |
Vice-Chancellor of the Russian Empire | |
In office 1741–1744 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth Petrovna |
Preceded by | Mikhail Gavrilovich Golovkin |
Succeeded by | Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov |
Cabinet Minister | |
In office 29 August 1740 – 19 November 1740 | |
Monarchs | Anna Ioannovna Ivan VI |
Preceded by | Artemy Petrovich Volynsky |
Succeeded by | Mikhail Gavrilovich Golovkin |
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