Mikhail Nikolayevich von Giers (alternatively styled Mikhail Nikolaevich von Giers or Mikhail Nikolayevich de Giers) (1856–1924) was an Imperial Russian ambassador and the son of Russian Foreign Minister Nikolay Girs.
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Career
editGiers served as the Imperial Russian ambassador to Romania from 1902 to 1912 before transferring to perform the role in the Ottoman Empire.[1] His conservative approach to diplomacy and abidance to protocol meant he could do little to stem increasing German influence on the Ottoman Porte.[2] In the lead up to the Black Sea Raid, Giers maintained a network of informants in the Ottoman government.[3] Giers was withdrawn from Constantinople on 31 October 1914, shortly before the Russian declaration of war on the Empire.[4] From 1915 to 1917 he was the Russian ambassador to Italy.[1]
He is buried in Batignolles Cemetery in Paris.
References
edit- ^ a b Miller, Geoffrey (1997). Straits: British policy towards the Ottoman Empire and the origins of the Dardanelles campaign (illustrated ed.). University of Hull Press. p. 585. ISBN 9780859586634.
- ^ Kent, Marian, ed. (27 July 2005). The Great Powers and the End of the Ottoman Empire. Routledge. ISBN 9781135777999.
- ^ McMeekin, Sean (2011). The Russian Origins of the First World War. Harvard University Press. pp. 111–113. ISBN 9780674063204.
- ^ Miller, Geoffrey (1999). Turkey Enters the War and British Actions