Otto Moritz von Vegesack
Otto Moritz Freiherr von Vegesack (* July 7 . Jul / 19th July 1807 greg. In Riga , † March 3 jul. / 15. March 1874 greg. In Hamburg ) was a Russian diplomat .
Life
Otto Moritz belonged to the Baltic German noble family von Vegesack . His parents were the Livonian knighthood secretary Ernst Moritz von Vegesack (1773-1816) and his wife Karoline Elisabeth, née. Kroeger.
Vegesack attended the Gouvernements-Gymnasium in Riga, passed the Abitur there in 1825 and then studied (until 1828) law at the University of Dorpat . In 1832 he entered the diplomatic service of the Russian Empire . After working as an embassy secretary in Athens , Berlin and Munich (1850-1864), he served from 1864 as chargé d'affaires and from 1866 as Minister Resident free for the three Hanseatic cities of Hamburg , Bremen and Lübeck . He was also accredited in the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg and the Duchy of Braunschweig . In 1873 Vegesack was appointed to the Privy Council .
Otto Moritz von Vegesack died in office in 1874.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Vegesack, Otto Moritz von in the Erik Amburger database of the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Research , Regensburg
- ^ Erik Amburger : History of the organization of authorities in Russia. From Peter the Great to 1917 . EJ Brill, Leiden 1966; therein the chapter “The permanent diplomatic representatives abroad”, pp. 440–464.
- ^ Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Otto Moritz von Vegesack. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Milanowitsch Kudrjawizki |
Russian envoy to the Hanseatic cities 1864–1874 |
Carl von Hoeltzke |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vegesack, Otto Moritz von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vegesack, Otto Moritz Freiherr von (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1807 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Riga |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 15, 1874 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |