Wilhelm von Mirbach

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Wilhelm von Mirbach-Harff
Wilhelm von Mirbach
German Ambassador to Russia
In office
April 1918 – July 1918
Personal details
Born(1871-07-02)2 July 1871
Bad Ischl, Austria-Hungary
Died6 July 1918(1918-07-06) (aged 47)
Moscow, Russian SFSR

Wilhelm Maria Theodor Ernst Richard Graf[1] von Mirbach-Harff (2 July 1871 – 6 July 1918) was a German diplomat. He was assassinated while ambassador to Moscow.

  1. ^ Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as 'Count', not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.