François Le Fort (admiral)

François Le Fort
Born(1656-01-12)12 January 1656
Geneva
Died12 February 1699(1699-02-12) (aged 43)
Moscow, Russia
OccupationPolitician

François Jacques Le Fort also spelled Lefort (Russian: Франц Яковлевич Лефорт, romanized: Frants Yakovlevich Lefort; 12 January [O.S. 2 January] 1656 – 12 March [O.S. 2 March] 1699) was a Genevan-born Russian military leader of Huguenot origin. He served as general admiral (1695) and was a close associate of Tsar Peter the Great.

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