Global InformationAlexander de Bodisco information
Alexander de Bodisco | |
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| Russian Minister to the United States | |
| In office 1837–1853 | |
| Succeeded by | Eduard de Stoeckl |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 30, 1786 Moscow, Russia |
| Died | January 23, 1854 (aged 67) Georgetown, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Spouse |
Harriet Beall Williams
(m. 1840) |
| Children | 7 |
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Alexander de Bodisco (sometimes Alexander Bodisco[1]) (October 30, 1786 – January 23, 1853) was the Russian ambassador to the United States from 1837 to his death in 1854. In 1840, at the age of 53, he married the 16-year old Harriet Beall Williams, which was a popular subject of gossip in Washington, D.C., at the time.
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