Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin

Count Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin
Алексей Бестужев-Рюмин
Born	(1693-06-01)June 1, 1693 Moscow, Tsardom of Russia
Died	April 21, 1766(1766-04-21) (aged 72) Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Nationality	Russian
Occupations	Statesman Diplomat
Spouse	Anna Ivanovna Bötticher
Children	Andrey Alexeevich Bestuzhev-Ryumin
Parents	Pyotr Mikhailovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin (father) Yevdokia Ivanovna Talyzina (mother)
Relatives	Mikhail Petrovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin (brother)
Honours	Order of St. Alexander Nevsky (1734) Order of St. Andrew (1741)
Chancellor of the Russian Empire
In office 1744–1758
Monarch	Elizabeth Petrovna
Preceded by	Alexey Mikhailovich Cherkassky
Succeeded by	Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov
President of the Collegium of Foreign Affairs
In office 1742–1758
Monarch	Elizabeth Petrovna
Preceded by	Alexey Mikhailovich Cherkassky
Succeeded by	Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov
Vice-Chancellor of the Russian Empire
In office 1741–1744
Monarch	Elizabeth Petrovna
Preceded by	Mikhail Gavrilovich Golovkin
Succeeded by	Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov
Cabinet Minister
In office 29 August 1740 – 19 November 1740
Monarchs	Anna Ioannovna Ivan VI
Preceded by	Artemy Petrovich Volynsky
Succeeded by	Mikhail Gavrilovich Golovkin

Count Alexey Petrovich Bestuzhev-Ryumin (Russian: Алексей Петрович Бестужев-Рюмин; 1 June 1693 – 21 April 1766) was a Russian diplomat and chancellor. He was one of the most influential and successful diplomats in 18th-century Europe. As the chancellor of the Russian Empire was chiefly responsible for Russian foreign policy during the reign of Empress Elizaveta Petrovna.^[1]