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.
His Serenity 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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