Fyodor Apraksin

Count

Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin
Count; Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin
	Apraksin by Vasily Nikiforovich Bovin
Born	December 7, 1661
Died	November 21, 1728 (aged 66)
Allegiance	Russia
Rank	General admiral
Battles/wars	Murat Kuchukov Movement Battle of Terki; ; Great Northern War Battle of the Neva; Evacuation of Kolkanpää; Siege of Viborg (1710); Battle of Gangut; Battle of Helsinki (1713); Battle of Pälkäne; ; Persian campaign of Peter the Great;

Count Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin (also Apraxin; Russian: Фёдор Матве́евич Апра́ксин; 7 December [O.S. 27 November] 1661 – 21 November [O.S. 10 November] 1728, Moscow) was one of the first Russian admirals, governed Estonia and Karelia from 1712 to 1723, was made general admiral (1708), presided over the Russian Admiralty from 1718 and commanded the Baltic Fleet from 1723.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.