Mikhail Alexandrovich Gorchakov (Russian: Михаил Александровия Горчаков; 1839–1897) was a Russian diplomat.
Biography
Born into an old Russian nobility, he was the son of Prince Alexander Gorchakov, who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the last Chancellor of the Russian Empire, and his wife, Princess Maria Aleksandrovna Urusova (1801–1853).
Mikhail Alexandrovich represented the Russian Empire as its ambassador in Bern, Switzerland (1872–78), in Dresden, Saxony (1878–79), and in Madrid, Spain (1879–96).
References
- Andreyev, Alexander (2011). Last Chancellor of the Russian Empire: Alexander Mikhailovich Gorchakov (in Russian). Litres. ISBN 978-5-89653-055-8.
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byNikolay Girs | Russian Ambassador in Switzerland 1872–1878 |
Succeeded byWilhelm von Kotzebue |
| Preceded byWilhelm von Kotzebue | Russian Ambassador in the Kingdom of Saxony 1878–1879 |
Succeeded byUnknown |
| Preceded byChristian Kudryavsky | Russian Ambassador in the Kingdom of Spain 1879–1896 |
Succeeded byDmitry Shevich |
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