He began his career at the age of fifteen in the Izmailovsky regiment of the Guards. He was the son of Russian General-in-chief Roman Illarionovich Vorontsov (1707—1783) and Marfa Ivanovna Surmina (1718—1745). In 1759, Alexander's uncle, the grand chancellor Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov, sent him to Strasbourg, Paris and Madrid to train him in diplomacy. Under Peter III, who was in love with his sister Elizabeth, he represented Russia for a short time at the court of St James's. Catherine II created him a senator and president of the Board of Trade; but she never liked him, and ultimately (1791) compelled him to retire from public life.[2]
In 1802, Alexander I summoned him back to office and appointed him imperial chancellor. This was the period of the triumph of the Vorontsovs, who had always insisted on the necessity of a close union with Austria and Great Britain,[3] in opposition to Nikita Panin and his followers, who had leaned on France or Prussia till the outbreak of the French Revolution made friendship with France impossible.[2]
Vorontsov was also an implacable opponent of Napoleon Bonaparte, whose "topsy-turvyness" he was never weary of denouncing. The rupture with Napoleon in 1803 is mainly attributable to him. He also took a leading part in the internal administration and was in favour of a thorough reform of the Governing Senate and the ministries. He retired in 1804. A lifelong bachelor, he possessed an extraordinary memory and a firm and wide grasp of history.[2] His Memoirs of My Own Times is printed in vol. VII of the Vorontsov Archives.[4]
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alexander, vorontsov, count, alexander, romanovich, vorontsov, russian, Алекса, ндр, Рома, нович, Воронцо, february, 1741, december, 1805, chancellor, russian, empire, during, early, years, alexander, reign, count, alexander, vorontsov, began, career, fifteen,. Count Alexander Romanovich Vorontsov Russian Aleksa ndr Roma novich Voronco v 4 February 1741 2 December 1805 was the Chancellor of the Russian Empire during the early years of Alexander I s reign 1 Count Alexander R Vorontsov He began his career at the age of fifteen in the Izmailovsky regiment of the Guards He was the son of Russian General in chief Roman Illarionovich Vorontsov 1707 1783 and Marfa Ivanovna Surmina 1718 1745 In 1759 Alexander s uncle the grand chancellor Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov sent him to Strasbourg Paris and Madrid to train him in diplomacy Under Peter III who was in love with his sister Elizabeth he represented Russia for a short time at the court of St James s Catherine II created him a senator and president of the Board of Trade but she never liked him and ultimately 1791 compelled him to retire from public life 2 In 1802 Alexander I summoned him back to office and appointed him imperial chancellor This was the period of the triumph of the Vorontsovs who had always insisted on the necessity of a close union with Austria and Great Britain 3 in opposition to Nikita Panin and his followers who had leaned on France or Prussia till the outbreak of the French Revolution made friendship with France impossible 2 Vorontsov was also an implacable opponent of Napoleon Bonaparte whose topsy turvyness he was never weary of denouncing The rupture with Napoleon in 1803 is mainly attributable to him He also took a leading part in the internal administration and was in favour of a thorough reform of the Governing Senate and the ministries He retired in 1804 A lifelong bachelor he possessed an extraordinary memory and a firm and wide grasp of history 2 His Memoirs of My Own Times is printed in vol VII of the Vorontsov Archives 4 Family members EditVorontsov his family Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov his uncle Ekaterina Romanovna Vorontsova Dashkova his sister Elizaveta Vorontsova his sister Semyon Romanovich Vorontsov his brother Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov his nephew References Edit Voroncov Aleksandr Romanovich Posolstvo RF v Velikobritanii i Sev Irlandii MID RF Retrieved 9 November 2015 a b c nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Bain Robert Nisbet 1911 Vorontsov s v Alexander Romanovich Vorontsov In Chisholm Hugh ed Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 28 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 212 Karabanov P F Spiski zamechatelnyh lic russkih Dop P V Dolgorukov M Univ tip 1860 112 s Iz 1 j kn Chtenij v O ve istorii i drevnostej ros pri Mosk un te 1860 OldSpb Archived from the original on 17 August 2016 Retrieved 2 July 2016 External links EditOnline Museum of the Vorontsov FamilyPolitical officesPreceded byAleksandr Borisovich Kurakin acting Imperial Chancellor of Russia1802 1804 Succeeded byAdam Jerzy Czartoryski de facto Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander Vorontsov amp oldid 1179251859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
