Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo
Count Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo (French: Charles-André Pozzo de Borgo, Russian: Карл Осипович Поццо ди Борго, Karl Osipovich Potso di Borgo; 8 March 1764 – 15 February 1842) was a Corsican politician, who later became a Russian diplomat.
Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo | |
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Portrait of Count C. A. Pozzo di Borgo by Karl Bryullov (1833—1835) | |
| Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 5 January 1835 – 26 December 1839 | |
| Monarch | Nicholas I |
| Preceded by | Pavel Medem |
| Succeeded by | Nikolay Kiselyov |
| Russian Ambassador to France | |
| In office 1 April 1814 – 5 January 1835 | |
| Monarchs | Alexander I, Nicholas I |
| Preceded by | Alexander Kurakin |
| Succeeded by | Peter Palen |
| Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Corsica | |
| In office 17 June 1794 – 19 October 1796 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | Pasquale Paoli |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of the French Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1 October 1791 – 20 September 1792 | |
| Constituency | Corse-du-Sud |
| Member of the French Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 9 July 1789 – 1 October 1791 | |
| Constituency | Corse-du-Sud |
| Member of the Estates-General for the Third Estate | |
| In office 5 May 1789 – 9 July 1789 | |
| Constituency | Corse-du-Sud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1764 Alata, Corsica |
| Died | 15 February 1842 (aged 77) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French Russian |
| Political party | Monarchien (1789–1791) Feuillant (1791–1792) Legitimist (1792–1804) |
| Alma mater | University of Pisa |
| Profession | Diplomat, soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | French First Republic Kingdom of Corsica |
| Branch/service | French Army Corsican Army |
| Years of service | 1792–1796 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
| Unit | Colonna-Cesari Regiment |
| Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars
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He was an official representative of his homeland in Paris before entering the Russian diplomatic service. His life was dominated by opposition to Napoleon Bonaparte, driven by a life-long hatred of him from an early age, considering him a traitor.
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