Andreas Eberhard von Budberg
Chairman of the Committee of Ministers | |
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| In office 1806–1807 | |
| Preceded by | Adam Jerzy Czartoryski |
| Succeeded by | Nikolay Rumyantsev |
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| Born | 10 August 1750 [ Baltic German |
| Occupation | Diplomat, Foreign Minister, Officer |
Andreas Eberhard FreiherrBaltic German diplomat who served as Foreign Minister in 1806–07.
Biography
By birth, member of an old
Catherine II as a diplomat. In fact, Budberg had been serving in the army as an infantry
officer and had no diplomatic experience. Brown did it because he was a good friend of Budberg's parents.
In 1784 he was appointed a tutor to Catherine's grandson
Alexandra Pavlovna and young king of Sweden Gustav IV Adolf. Initially consent was given, but later Gustav IV Adolf renounced the betrothal. Two years later Budberg was appointed ambassador in Sweden. In 1799 Catherine II died and Paul I
succeeded her. Paul I disliked Budberg and soon he was forced to resign.
In 1804 Alexander I appointed him to the
Minister of Foreign Affairs. However, in 1807 when the treaties of Tilsit
were signed, he resigned and retired from politics.
Personal life
He was married to Anna Helene Charlotte von Meck (1762-1799), daughter of Johann Gotthard von Meck (1731-1779) and his wife, Dorothea Elisabeth von Campenhausen (b. 1741). They had three daughters:
- Baroness Martha von Budberg-Bönninghausen (1783-1787)
- Baroness Katharina von Budberg-Bönninghausen (1785-1842)
- Baroness Helene Julie von Budberg-Bönninghausen (1787-1856); married her cousin, Baron Theodor Otto von Budberg-Bönninghausen (1779–1840). They were parents of:
- Baron Andrey Fedorovich von Budberg, Russian diplomat
References
External links
- (in German) Genealogisches Handbuch der baltischen Ritterschaften, Teil 1, 2: Livland, Lfg. 9-15, Görlitz 1929, pp.648
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