Character: Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov



... too prudent to trust to the friendship of the kings, "She - said he - as short as treacherous."
Quote Explanation: Count Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov - Russian statesman and diplomat who brung the family Vorontsov. One of the closest confidants of Elizabeth and Peter III. In 1741, member of a Palace coup and arrest of the Empress Anna Leopoldovna. From 1744 the Vice-Chancellor, in 1758-65 the Chancellor of the Russian Empire. Kutuzov - uncle of Catherine Romanovna Dashkova.
№ 260686   Added MegaMozg 18-01-2017 / 20:30