Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo

Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo
Portrait of Count C. A. Pozzo di Borgo by Karl Bryullov (1833—1835)
Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office
5 January 1835 – 26 December 1839
MonarchNicholas I
Preceded byPavel Medem
Succeeded byNikolay Kiselyov
Russian Ambassador to France
In office
1 April 1814 – 5 January 1835
MonarchsAlexander I,
Nicholas I
Preceded byAlexander Kurakin
Succeeded byPeter Palen
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Corsica
In office
17 June 1794 – 19 October 1796
MonarchGeorge III
Preceded byPasquale Paoli
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Member of the French Legislative Assembly
In office
1 October 1791 – 20 September 1792
ConstituencyCorse-du-Sud
Member of the French Constituent Assembly
In office
9 July 1789 – 1 October 1791
ConstituencyCorse-du-Sud
Member of the Estates-General
for the Third Estate
In office
5 May 1789 – 9 July 1789
ConstituencyCorse-du-Sud
Personal details
Born(1764-03-08)8 March 1764
Alata, Corsica
Died15 February 1842(1842-02-15) (aged 77)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Russian
Political partyMonarchien (1789–1791)
Feuillant (1791–1792)
Legitimist (1792–1804)
Alma materUniversity of Pisa
ProfessionDiplomat, soldier
Military service
Allegiance French First Republic
Corsica Kingdom of Corsica
Branch/serviceFrench Army
Corsican Army
Years of service1792–1796
RankLieutenant general
UnitColonna-Cesari Regiment
Battles/wars

Count Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo (French: Charles-André Pozzo de Borgo, Russian: Карл Осипович Поццо ди Борго, Karl Osipovich Potso di Borgo; 8 March 1764 – 15 February 1842) was a Corsican politician, who later became a Russian diplomat.

He was an official representative of his homeland in Paris before entering the Russian diplomatic service. His life was dominated by opposition to Napoleon Bonaparte, driven by a life-long hatred of him from an early age, considering him a traitor.