Viktor Kochubey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Viktor Kochubey

Russian noble

Date of Birth: 11-Nov-1768

Place of Birth: Dykanka, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine

Date of Death: 15-Jun-1834

Profession: diplomat, statesperson

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Viktor Kochubey

  • Count (subsequently Prince) Viktor Pavlovich Kochubey (Russian: ??´???? ??´?????? ??????´?) (1768 – 1834) was a Russian statesman and a close aide of Alexander I of Russia.
  • Of Ukrainian birth, he was a great-grandson of Vasily Kochubey.
  • He took part in the Privy Committee that outlined Government reform of Alexander I.
  • He served in London and Paris embassies as counsel, then Ambassador to Turkey.
  • In 1798 he was appointed to the board of College of Foreign Affairs and was created Count next year, but then Paul I of Russia exiled him.
  • At the start of the reign of Alexander I of Russia, he joined the liberal Privy Committee that outlined Government reform of Alexander I.
  • He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1801–1802 and also Minister of the Interior until 1812, then in 1819–1825.
  • Since 1827 he was the President of the State Council and Chairman of the Committee of Ministers.
  • In 1834, he was granted the rank of Chancellor of the Russian Empire.

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