Egor Egorovich Staal
Baron Egor Egorovich Staal[1] (anglicised as Georges de Staal in official documents[2]) (1822–1907) was a Russian diplomat, who served as ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1884 to 1902.
Early life and family
Staal was born in 1822, the son of a land-owner from Estonia. He was educated privately and then at the University of Moscow.[3] After the Crimean War, he married a daughter of Prince Michael Gortschakoff.[3]
Diplomatic service
Staal entered the Russian diplomatic service at the age of 23, when he joined the Asiatic Department. He was posted to Constantinople and was attached to Prince Michael Gortschakoff during the Crimean War.[3]
After the war, he was Consul-General at Budapest until 1859, when he transferred to Athens. In 1864, he became Conseiller d'Ambassade to Constantinople. In the 1870s and early 1880s, he was Minister at several German states, including Wuerttemberg, before being appointed Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1884. He declined an offer to be Foreign Minister for Russia in 1896, owing to poor health; he submitted his letters of recall as Ambassador in 1902.[2][3] On his retirement, Edward VII appointed him an honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.[4] He died in Paris on 22 February 1907.[3][5]
At his death, the correspondent at The Times wrote "it may be said that he had a very distinguished but uneventful career, for he gained and held with distinction one of the highest posts in the Russian diplomatic service without having ever taken a decisive part in any negotiations of first-rate importance."[3]
References
Citations
- ^ "Staal’ Egor Egorovich", The Embassy of the Russian Federation to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ a b The London Gazette, 28 October 1902, issue 27488, p. 6803
- ^ a b c d e f "Death of Baron De Staal", The Times (London, England), 25 February 1907 (issue 38265), p. 8
- ^ W. M. Shaw, Knights of England, volume i, 1906, p. 425
- ^ National Probate Calendar, 1908, p. 248
Bibliography
- The London Gazette, 28 October 1902, issue 27488, p. 6803
- W. M. Shaw, Knights of England, volume i, 1906, p. 425 (London: Sherratt and Hughes)
- "Death of Baron De Staal", The Times (London, England), 25 February 1907 (issue 38265), p. 8
- National Probate Calendar, 1908, p. 248 (Stall baron Georges Gueorguievitch of 53 Rue de Varenne Paris France died 22 February 1907 Administration (with Will) London 13 May to baroness Sophie Mikhailovna Staal widow. Effects £31133 5s.")