Carl Gustav von Simolin
Carl Gustav Alexander, Freiherr von Simolin (10 May 1715 in Turku - 27 August 1777), brother of Johann Matthias von Simolin, was a Russian diplomat.
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| Born | 10 May 1715 |
| Died | 27 August 1777 (aged 62) |
He was assigned to political missions early on and was particularly active in 1743 in the peace negotiations in Turku. In 1756, he went to Courland as Minister for Empress Elisabeth, a post he held with great skill under the most difficult circumstances until the end of his life. King Stanislaus Augustus made him and his brother a baron. He died in 1777 as a Russian Active State Councillor in Spa.[1]
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