Vladimir Lamsdorf

Vladimir Nikolayevich Lamsdorff
Владимир Николаевич Ламсдорф
Count Vladimir N. Lamsdorf
Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire
In office
6 January 1901 – 11 May 1906
MonarchNicholas II
Preceded byMikhail Muravyov
Succeeded byAlexander Izvolsky
Personal details
Born(1845-01-06)January 6, 1845
St. Petersburg, Russia
DiedMarch 19, 1907(1907-03-19) (aged 62)
San Remo, Italy
Alma materTsarskoye Selo Lyceum
Page Corps
OccupationDiplomat, Foreign Minister of Russia
Awardssee awards

Count Vladimir Nikolayevich Lamsdorf (Russian: Влади́мир Никола́евич Ла́мсдорф; German: Wladimir Nikolajewitsch Freiherr[1] von der Wenge Graf[2] Lambsdorff; January 6 [O.S. December 25] 1845 – March 19 [O.S. March 6] 1907) was an Imperial Russian statesman of Baltic German descent who served as Foreign Minister of the Russian Empire in 1900–1906, a crucial period which included the Russo-Japanese War and the Russian Revolution of 1905.

  1. ^ Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as 'Baron'). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
  2. ^ Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as 'Count', not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.