Alexander Gorchakov
Prince Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Горчако́в; 15 July 1798 – 11 March 1883) was a Russian diplomat and statesman from the Gorchakov princely family. He has an enduring reputation as one of the most influential and respected diplomats of the mid-19th century. Scholars agree that the termination of the demilitarisation of the Black Sea was Gorchakov's greatest accomplishment but add that he stayed too long as foreign minister.
Prince Gorchakov | |
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Portrait by Johann Köler (1867) | |
| Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire | |
| In office 27 April 1856 – 9 April 1882 | |
| Preceded by | Karl Nesselrode |
| Succeeded by | Nikolay Girs |
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| Born | 15 June 1798 Haapsalu, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire |
| Died | 11 March 1883 (aged 84) Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire |
| Children | Mikhail Gorchakov, Konstantin Gorchakov |
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