Boris Kurakin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Boris Kurakin

Russian diplomat

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1676

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Date of Death: 17-Oct-1727

Profession: writer, politician, diplomat

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Prince Boris Ivanovich Kurakin (????? ???????? ??????? in Russian) (30 July 1676, Moscow – 28 October 1727, Paris) was the third permanent Russian ambassador abroad, succeeding Andrey Matveyev in The Hague and one of the closest associates of Peter the Great.
He was also the tsar's brother-in-law, being married to Xenia, daughter of Feodor Abramovich Lopukhin and sister of Eudoxia Lopukhina.