Eduard de Stoeckl

Eduard Andreevich Stoeckl (Russian: Эдуард Андреевич Стекль) (Istanbul 1804 – Paris 1892) was a Russian diplomat best known today for having negotiated the American purchase of Alaska on behalf of the Russian government. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Alaska Purchase (otherwise known as Seward's Folly or Seward's Icebox) by the United States from the Russian Empire occurred in 1867 at the behest He was son of Andreas von Stoeckl, Austrian diplomat in Istanbul, and Maria Pisani, daughter of Nicolas Pisani, Russian dragoman in Istanbul. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Dragoman designates the official title of a person who would function as an interpreter, translator and official guide between Turkish, Arabic, and He died in Paris on the 26th of January 1892. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year He occasionally used the bogus title of Baron.

The signing of the Alaska Treaty of Cessation on March 30, 1867. The Alaska Purchase (otherwise known as Seward's Folly or Seward's Icebox) by the United States from the Russian Empire occurred in 1867 at the behest Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting L-R: Robert S. Chew, William H. Seward, William Hunter, Mr. This article is about the New York Governor and Secretary of State William Hunter Jr (1805&ndash1886 was a politician and diplomat from Rhode Island. Bodisco, Eduard de Stoeckl, Charles Sumner and Frederick W. Seward. Charles Sumner (January 6 1811 &ndash March 11 1874 was an American politician and statesman from Massachusetts. Frederick William Seward ( July 8, 1830 &ndash April 25, 1915) was the Assistant Secretary of State during the American

In 1850 he became chargé d'affaires of the Russian embassy in Washington, and in 1854 held the post of minister, vacant after death of Aleksandr Bodisko. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link In diplomacy chargé d’affaires ( French for “charged with (in charge of matters” is the title of two classes of diplomatic agents who head a diplomatic Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Like his predecessor, Stoeckl married an American woman, miss Elisa Howard.

Stoeckl established close friendly relations with many American officials and politicians, including the senator and the future Secretary of State William H. Seward, with whom he would later negotiate the Alaska purchase. The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs This article is about the New York Governor and Secretary of State

Stoeckl advocated the sale of Alaska (then known as Russian America) to the United States, asserting that this would allow the Russian government to concentrate its resources on Eastern Siberia, particularly the Amur River area. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Siberia (Сиби́рь Sibir) is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of Northern Asia and for the most part currently serving He insisted that by doing so, Russia would avoid any future conflict with the United States, viewing further US expansion in North America as inevitable.

Later life

Stoeckl signed the Alaska Treaty in March 1867. For successfully carrying out the negotiation, Tsar Alexander II rewarded him with 25,000 dollars and an annual pension of 6000 dollars. Alexander (Aleksandr II Nikolaevich (Александр II Николаевич ( Moscow, 29 April 1818 – 13 March 1881 in St

Due to worsening health, Stoeckl resigned in 1869. He spent the final years of his life in France and died in Paris. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city

Bibliography

• Marie de Testa & Antoine Gautier, Le diplomate russe Edouard de Stoeckl (ca 1805-1892) et la cession de l'Alaska aux Etats-Unis, in Drogmans et diplomates européens auprès de la Porte ottomane, éditions ISIS, Istanbul, 2003, pp. 463-469.