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António Manuel de Vieira, known in Russia as Count Anton Manuilovich Devier (also spelled Divier;[1] Russian: Антон Мануилович Девиер – c. 1682 – 6 July [O.S. 24 June] 1745), was one of Peter I's foreign associates, who proved to be an efficient administrator in St Petersburg and Siberia. He was St. Petersburg's first chief of police[2] and was identified as a main rival of Alexander Danilovich Menshikov at Catherine I's court.[3] De Vieira was the father of Peter Devier.