Karl von Nesselrode | |
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![]() Portrait by Georg von Bothmann, 1850s | |
Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire | |
In office August 1816 – 15 April 1856 Serving with Ioannis Kapodistrias (1816–1822) | |
Preceded by | Nikolay Rumyantsev |
Succeeded by | Alexander Gorchakov |
Personal details | |
Born | Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal | 14 December 1780
Died | 23 March 1862 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire | (aged 81)
Spouse | Maria Guryeva |
Children | Elena von Nesselrode Dimitri von Nesselrode Marie von Nesselrode |
Parent(s) | Count Wilhelm Karl von Nesselrode (father) Louise Gontard (mother) |
Karl Robert Reichsgraf[1] von Nesselrode-Ehreshoven, also known as Charles de Nesselrode (Russian: Карл Васильевич Нессельроде, romanized: Karl Vasilyevich Nesselrode; 14 December 1780 – 23 March 1862), was a Russian diplomat of German descent. For 40 years (1816–1856), Nesselrode guided Russian policy as foreign minister. He was also a leading European conservative statesman of the Holy Alliance.