Anton de Vieira

António Manuel de Vieira, known in Russia as Count Anton Manuilovich Devier (also spelled Divier; Russian: Антон Мануилович Девиер – c. 1682 – 6 July [O.S. 24 June] 1745), was one of Peter I's foreign associates, who proved to be an efficient administrator in St Petersburg and Siberia. He was St. Petersburg's first chief of police and was identified as a main rival of Alexander Danilovich Menshikov at Catherine I's court. De Vieira was the father of Peter Devier.