Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo
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Count Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo (French: Charles-André Pozzo de Borgo, Russian: Карл Осипович Поццо ди Борго, Karl Osipovich Potso di Borgo; 8 March 1764 – 15 February 1842) was a Corsican politician, who later became a Russian diplomat.
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Carlo Andrea Pozzo di Borgo | |
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Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
In office 5 January 1835 – 26 December 1839 | |
Monarch | Nicholas I |
Preceded by | Pavel Medem |
Succeeded by | Nikolay Kiselyov |
Russian Ambassador to France | |
In office 1 April 1814 – 5 January 1835 | |
Monarchs | Alexander I, Nicholas I |
Preceded by | Alexander Kurakin |
Succeeded by | Peter Palen |
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Corsica | |
In office 17 June 1794 – 19 October 1796 | |
Monarch | George III |
Preceded by | Pasquale Paoli |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Member of the French Legislative Assembly | |
In office 1 October 1791 – 20 September 1792 | |
Constituency | Corse-du-Sud |
Member of the French Constituent Assembly | |
In office 9 July 1789 – 1 October 1791 | |
Constituency | Corse-du-Sud |
Member of the Estates-General for the Third Estate | |
In office 5 May 1789 – 9 July 1789 | |
Constituency | Corse-du-Sud |
Personal details | |
Born | (1764-03-08)8 March 1764 Alata, Corsica |
Died | 15 February 1842(1842-02-15) (aged 77) Paris, France |
Nationality | French Russian |
Political party | Monarchien (1789–1791) Feuillant (1791–1792) Legitimist (1792–1804) |
Alma mater | University of Pisa |
Profession | Diplomat, soldier |
Military service | |
Allegiance | French First Republic Kingdom of Corsica |
Branch/service | French Army Corsican Army |
Years of service | 1792–1796 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Unit | Colonna-Cesari Regiment |
Battles/wars | French Revolutionary Wars
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He was an official representative of his homeland in Paris before entering the Russian diplomatic service. His life was dominated by opposition to Napoleon Bonaparte, driven by a life-long hatred of him from an early age, considering him a traitor.