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Fyodor Alexeyevich Golovin
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Fyodor Alexeyevich Golovin

Russian statesman, diplomat, and military leader (1650–1706)

Count Fyodor Alexeyevich Golovin (Russian: Фёдор Алексеевич Головин; 1650 – 10 Aug [O.S. 30 July] 1706) was a Russian statesman, diplomat, and military leader. During the reign of Peter the Great, Golovin served as foreign minister from 1699–1706, and was the first Russian statesman to be styled chancellor, prior to the formal establishment of the rank in 1709.2

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Born Nov 9, 1650, died Aug 10, 1706.1

About

In addition to his political roles, he held the positions of field marshal and general admiral, mostly holding the titles nominally and acting more in the capacity of a military administrator.

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Companies

Career

Occupation: politician, diplomat, admiral, foreign minister.4

  • Since 1707President of the Collegium of Foreign Affairs3

Diplomatic career

During the regency of Sophia Alekseyevna, Golovin was sent on a diplomatic mission to the Amur River region and entered into negotiations with the Qing dynasty over border disputes with Russia. In August 1689, he served as the Russian representative in signing the Treaty of Nerchinsk with the Qing. Upon his return to Moscow, he was granted the title of boyar by Peter the Great, who had overthrown Sophia, his half-sister, in September 1689.

In 1697, Golovin was appointed as one of three diplomats to head Peter's Grand Embassy to Western Europe, along with Franz Lefort, the chief ambassador, and Prokopii Voznitsyn. When Lefort died in 1699, Golovin succeeded him as general admiral. During this time, he also became the first person to be decorated with the newly instituted Order of St. Andrew.

From Wikipedia’s article on Fyodor Alexeyevich Golovin (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

  • DiedAug 10, 1706, Hlukhiv5
  • CitizenshipTsardom of Russia6

Awards

  • 1699Order of St. Andrew7

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