Gavriil Golovkin
Gavriil Golovkin | |
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Гавриил Головкин | |
Portrait by Ivan Nikitin, 1720s | |
| Head of the Posolsky Prikaz | |
| In office 1706–1708 | |
| Preceded by | Pyotr Shafirov |
| Succeeded by | Himself as Head of the Collegium of Foreign Affairs |
| Head of the Collegium of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1717–1734 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Andrey Osterman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gavriil Ivanovich Golovkin 1660 Moscow, Russia |
| Died | 20 January 1734 (aged 73–74) Moscow, Russia |
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| Awards | Order of St. Andrew Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky Order of the White Eagle |
Count Gavriil (Gavrila) Ivanovich Golovkin (Russian: Гаврии́л (Гаври́ла) Ива́нович Голо́вкин; 1660 – 20 January 1734) was a Russian statesman who formally presided over Russian foreign affairs from 1706 until his death. Real control during his lengthy term in office was exercised by Boris Kurakin until 1727 and by Andrey Osterman after his death.