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Karl Nesselrode
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Russian diplomat of Baltic German origin (1780-1862)
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Karl Nesselrode, born Karl Robert von Nesselrode on 14 December 1780 in Lisbon, was a diplomat, military personnel and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chancellor of the Russian Empire, to which he held allegiance. He held the noble title of count and the rank of Fliegel-Adjutant, and belonged to the Nesselrode family, speaking German.
He received the Order of the White Eagle, the Order of the Black Eagle, the Order of St. Andrew and the Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, and was described by sources including the Nordisk familjebok, the Neue Deutsche Biographie, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Russian Biographical Dictionary. He died on 23 March 1862 in Saint Petersburg and was buried at the Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery.
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Viktor Kochubey
- Succeeded by
- Alexander Gorchakov
- Born
- ( 1780-12-14 ) 14 December 1780, Lisbon , Portugal
- Died
- 23 March 1862 (1862-03-23) (aged 81), Saint Petersburg , Russia
- Resting place
- Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery , 59°57′0″N 30°15′0″E / 59.95000°N 30.25000°E / 59.95000; 30.25000
- Spouse
- Maria Guryeva ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1812 ; died 1849 )
- Relations
- Nesselrode family
- Children
- Elena Dimitri Marie
- Parent s
- Wilhelm von Nesselrode (father), Louise Gontard (mother)
- Occupation
- Politician diplomat soldier
- Awards
- See: § Honours
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Described at
Biografia de Conde Karl Robert von Nesselrode
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karl
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Lisbon
- Place of death
- Saint Petersburg
- Occupation
- politician
- Languages spoken
- German
- Family
- Nesselrode
- Noble title
- count
- Military rank
- Fliegel-Adjutant
- Image
- Karl Nesselrode.jpg
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- Commons category
- Karl Robert Nesselrode
- date of birth
- 1780-00-00
- date of death
- 1862-03-23
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- place of burial
- Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery
- allegiance
- Russian Empire
- name in native language
- Karl Robert von Nesselrode
- described at URL
- www.biografiasyvidas.com/biografia/n/nesselrode.htm
- civil rank
- Chancellor
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Encyclopedic overview
Coat of arms of the comital Nesselrode family of 1710, in the Baltic Coat of arms book by Carl Arvid von Klingspor in 1882. Coat of arms of the Huguenot Gontard family of Karl's mother, Louise Gontard (1746–1785)
Karl Robert Reichsgraf von Nesselrode-Ehreshoven (Russian: Карл Васильевич Нессельроде, romanized: Karl Vasilyevich Nesselrode; 14 December 1780 – 23 March 1862), also known as Charles de Nesselrode, was a Russian diplomat of German noble descent. From 1816 to 1856, Nesselrode guided Russian policy as foreign minister. He was also a leading European conservative statesman of the Holy Alliance.
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