Pavel Kridener

Paul Ludwig von Krdener January 31, 1784 January1858, Kosse was a Russian diplomat. He was the fourth Russian Ambassador to the United States, under John Quincy Adams.

Pavel Kridener was born on January 31, 1784, in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was the son of the famous Barbara von Krdener, a Baltic German mystic and author. His father was Baron BourkhardtAlexisConstantine Krdener, with whom Barbara did not have a good relationship. Pavel was baptized Paul in honor of Grand Duke Paul I of Russia , his godfather. His father was appointed by Catherine the Great as Ambassador to the Republic of Venice in 1785, and Pavel spent the first two years of his life there. He subsequently followed his fathers assignments in Munich until 1787, Copenhagen until 1794 and finally Madrid until 1800. His father was then appointed by Paul I as Ambassador to Prussia, under Frederick William III of Prussia. Friedrich Ancillon, a prominent Prussian historian, became his tutor.

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