Diederik Tuyll van Serooskerken
Diederik Jacob van Tuyll van Serooskerken (Russian: Fyodor Vasilyevich Teil van Seraskerken; 6 April 1772 – 11 April 1826) was a Dutch nobleman who served as a major general in the Imperial Russian Army, and later as the third Russian ambassador to the United States.
Diederik Tuyll van Serooskerken | |
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Portrait by George Dawe | |
| Russian ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 19 April 1823 – 11 April 1826 | |
| Emperor | Alexander I; Nicholas I |
| Preceded by | Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika |
| Succeeded by | Paul Ludwig von Krüdener |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diederik Jacob van Tuyll van Serooskerken 6 April 1772 The Hague, Dutch Republic |
| Died | 11 April 1826 (aged 54) off Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Resting place | St. Peter's Cemetery, Halifax |
| Spouse | Agnes Margaretha Fagel |
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| Military service | |
| Branch | Imperial Russian Army |
| Service years | 1803–1826 |
| Rank | Major-general |
| Wars | Napoleonic Wars |
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