Alexander von Benckendorff (diplomat)
Alexander Philipp Konstantin Ludwig Graf von Benckendorff ( Russian Александр Константинович Бенкендорф / Alexander Konstantinowitsch Benkendorf ; born July 20, 1849 in Berlin ; † January 11, 1917 in London ) was a Russian diplomat .
person
His parents were Louise de Croÿ and Constantin Alexander von Benckendorff, a son of Konstantin von Benckendorff . He studied in France and Germany. In 1869 he entered the foreign service of Tsar Alexander II. In 1869 he became first secretary at the Tsarist Russian embassy in Vienna . In 1879 he married Sophie von Schuwaloff: the couple had two sons and a daughter.
From 1903 until his death he was Ambassador to the Court of St James’s of Nicholas II. During 1904 and 1905, the Russo-Japanese War was a severe test for the relationship between the two states Silesia returned to London, he was received with protests on the occasion of the Doggerbank incident at Victoria Station and brought to the embassy under police protection. In the embassy he formulated a telegram to the Russian government together with the second secretary of the embassy, Prince Svyatopolk-Mirski, a cousin of Pyotr Dmitrijewitsch Svyatopolk-Mirski .
He was involved in the negotiations for the Treaty of Saint Petersburg in 1907, from which the Triple Entente developed. In 1915 he was a signatory to the London Treaty .
literature
- Literature by and about Alexander von Benckendorff in the catalog of the German National Library
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ The New York Times , October 25, 1904, London Mob Attacks Russian Ambassador; Hoots Count Benckendorff and Tries to Smash Carriage. Police Guard Embassy . The Count Sends Long Cipher Message to St. Petersburg
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Mikhail Nikolayevich Muravyov |
Tsarist envoy in Copenhagen 1897–1903 |
Alexander Petrovich Isvolsky |
| Sergei Dmitrievich Sasonov |
Tsarist ambassador in London 1903–1917 |
Konstantin Dmitrievich Nabokov |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benckendorff, Alexander von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Benckendorff, Alexander Philipp Konstantin Ludwig Graf von (full name); Benkendorf, Alexander Konstantinowitsch; Бенкендорф, Александр Константинович (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 1917 |
| Place of death | London |