Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin

Count
Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin
Алексей Бестужев-Рюмин
Born(1693-06-01)June 1, 1693
DiedApril 21, 1766(1766-04-21) (aged 72)
NationalityRussian
Occupations
  • Statesman
  • Diplomat
SpouseAnna Ivanovna Bötticher
ChildrenAndrey Alexeevich Bestuzhev-Ryumin
Parents
Relatives
HonoursOrder of St. Alexander Nevsky (1734)
Order of St. Andrew (1741)
Chancellor of the Russian Empire
In office
1744–1758
MonarchElizabeth Petrovna
Preceded byAlexey Mikhailovich Cherkassky
Succeeded byMikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov
President of the Collegium of Foreign Affairs
In office
1742–1758
MonarchElizabeth Petrovna
Preceded byAlexey Mikhailovich Cherkassky
Succeeded byMikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov
Vice-Chancellor of the Russian Empire
In office
1741–1744
MonarchElizabeth Petrovna
Preceded byMikhail Gavrilovich Golovkin
Succeeded byMikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov
Cabinet Minister
In office
29 August 1740 – 19 November 1740
MonarchsAnna Ioannovna
Ivan VI
Preceded byArtemy Petrovich Volynsky
Succeeded byMikhail Gavrilovich Golovkin
Portrait by Louis Tocqué

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]

  1. ^ Emelina 2007, p. 29-45.