Diederik Tuyll van Serooskerken

Diederik Tuyll van Serooskerken
Portrait by George Dawe
Russian ambassador to the United States
In office
19 April 1823 – 11 April 1826 (1823-04-19 – 1826-04-11)
EmperorAlexander I; Nicholas I
Preceded byPyotr Ivanovich Poletika
Succeeded byPaul Ludwig von Krüdener
Personal details
Born
Diederik Jacob van Tuyll van Serooskerken

(1772-04-06)6 April 1772
The Hague, Dutch Republic
Died11 April 1826(1826-04-11) (aged 54)
off Halifax, Nova Scotia
Resting placeSt. Peter's Cemetery, Halifax
SpouseAgnes Margaretha Fagel
Awards
Military service
Branch Imperial Russian Army
Service years1803–1826
RankMajor-general
WarsNapoleonic Wars

Diederik Jacob van Tuyll van Serooskerken (Russian: Fyodor Vasilyevich Teil van Seraskerken; 6 April 1772 – 11 April 1826) was a Dutch nobleman who served as a major general in the Imperial Russian Army, and later as the third Russian ambassador to the United States.