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Philipp von Brunnow

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Count Philipp von Brunnow

Ernst Philipp Graf[1] von Brunnow (31 August 1797, Dresden – 12 April 1875, Darmstadt) was a Baltic German diplomat who served in the Russian Empire.

Diplomatic roles

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Brunnow represented Russia in several conferences, and held ambassadorial positions in London (1840–1854), Frankfurt (1855), Berlin (1856), and then returned to London (1858–1874).[2]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ Regarding personal names: Until 1919, Graf was a title, translated as 'Count', not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin. In Germany, it has formed part of family names since 1919.
  2. ^ Benjamin E. Smith, ed., The Century Cyclopedia of Names: a Pronouncing and Etymological Dictionary of Names in Geography, Biography, Mythology, History, Ethnology, Art, Archæology, Fiction, Etc., Etc., Etc., (London: The Century Co., 1904), 189
  3. ^ British and Foreign State Papers, Volume 57 p.34