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Alexander Gorchakov
Sign in to saveAlso known as Prince Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov, Prince Gorchakov, Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov, Gorchakov, A. M. Gorchakov, Aleksandr Gorchakov, Aleksandr Mikhailovich Gorchakov, Gorchakoff
Russian diplomat, minister, chancellor (1798-1883)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Karl Nesselrode
- Succeeded by
- Nikolay Girs
- Born
- ( 1798-06-15 ) 15 June 1798, Haapsalu , Governorate of Estonia , Russian Empire
- Died
- 11 March 1883 (1883-03-11) (aged 84), Baden-Baden , Grand Duchy of Baden , German Empire
- Children
- Mikhail Gorchakov , Konstantin Gorchakov
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexander
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Haapsalu
- Place of death
- Baden-Baden
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- The Second Saint Petersburg Gymnasium
- Languages spoken
- German
- Family
- Gorchakov
- Noble title
- knyaz
- Image
- AM Gorchakov by Bogatsky crop.jpg
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- Commons category
- Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov
- date of birth
- 1798-07-16
- date of death
- 1883-03-11
- member of
- Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences
- place of burial
- Coastal Monastery of St. Sergius
- civil rank
- Chancellor
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Early life and career
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