Franz Lefort

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Franz Lefort was a Genevan-born Russian admiral and close advisor to Tsar Peter the Great, noted for his key role in modernizing the Russian military and diplomacy in the late 17th century.

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Franz Lefort canonical 2

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instanceOf admiral
advisor
diplomat
military officer
person
birthDate 1656-01-02
birthPlace Geneva
Republic of Geneva
burialPlace Moscow
causeOfDeath illness
citizenship Tsardom of Russia
closeAdvisorTo Peter the Great
countryOfOrigin Republic of Geneva
deathDate 1699-03-02
employer Tsardom of Russia
ethnicOrigin Genevan
familyName Lefort
fieldOfWork diplomacy
military affairs
naval warfare
givenName Franz
hasLegacy Lefortovo District in Moscow named after him
languageSpoken French
German
Russian
militaryBranch Russian Navy
militaryRank admiral
name Franz Lefort NERFINISHED
notableEvent Azov campaigns
Grand Embassy of Peter the Great
Moscow military reforms of the 1690s
notableFor influencing Peter the Great’s Westernization policies
introducing Western European diplomatic practices to Russia
introducing Western European military practices to Russia
notableWork modernization of Russian diplomacy
modernization of the Russian military
organization of the Russian navy
participation in the Grand Embassy of Peter the Great
positionHeld close advisor to Peter the Great
commander in the Russian army
member of the Foreign Department of Russia
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence Lefortovo District, Moscow, Russia
surface form: Lefortovo, Moscow

Moscow
workedWith Peter the Great

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