Andrey Osterman

Andrey Ostermann
Андрей Остерман
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia
In office
1734–1740
MonarchsEmpress Anna
Emperor Ivan VI
Grand Duchess Anna Leopoldovna
Preceded byGavriil Golovkin
Succeeded byAlexey Cherkassky
Personal details
Born
Heinrich Johann Friedrich Ostermann

(1686-06-09)9 June 1686
Bochum, County of Mark, Holy Roman Empire
Died31 May 1747(1747-05-31) (aged 60)
Beryozov, Russian Empire

Count Andrey Ivanovich Ostermann (Russian: Андрей Иванович Остерман, German: Heinrich Johann Friedrich Ostermann; 9 June 1686  – 31 May 1747) was a German-born Russian statesman who came to prominence under Tsar Peter I of Russia (r. 1682–1725) and served until the accession of the Tsesarevna Elizabeth in 1741. He based his foreign policy on the Austrian alliance. General Admiral (1740; dismissed 1741).