Alexander Gorchakov

Prince Gorchakov
Portrait by Johann Köler (1867)
Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire
In office
27 April 1856 – 9 April 1882
Preceded byKarl Nesselrode
Succeeded byNikolay Girs
Personal details
Born(1798-06-15)15 June 1798
Haapsalu, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire
Died11 March 1883(1883-03-11) (aged 84)
Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden, German Empire
ChildrenMikhail Gorchakov,
Konstantin Gorchakov
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Prince Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Горчако́в; 15 July 1798 – 11 March 1883[1]) 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.[2] 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.


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