Diederik Tuyll van Serooskerken | |
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Russian ambassador to the United States | |
In office 19 April 1823 – 11 April 1826 | |
Emperor | Alexander I; Nicholas I |
Preceded by | Pyotr Ivanovich Poletika |
Succeeded by | Paul Ludwig von Krüdener |
Personal details | |
Born | Diederik Jacob van Tuyll van Serooskerken 6 April 1772 The Hague, Dutch Republic |
Died | 11 April 1826 off Halifax, Nova Scotia | (aged 54)
Resting place | St. Peter's Cemetery, Halifax |
Spouse | Agnes Margaretha Fagel |
Awards | |
Military service | |
Branch | Imperial Russian Army |
Service years | 1803–1826 |
Rank | Major-general |
Wars | Napoleonic 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.