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Alexander Danilovich Menshikov

1673 - 1729

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Prince Alexander Danilovich Menshikov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Дани́лович Ме́ншиков; 16 November [O.S. 6 November] 1673 – 23 November [O.S. 12 November] 1729) was a Russian statesman, whose official titles included Generalissimo, Prince of the Russian Empire and Duke of Izhora (Duke of Ingria), Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, Duke of Cosel. A highly appreciated associate and friend of Tsar Peter the Great, he was the de facto ruler of Russia from 1725 to 1727. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Danilovich Menshikov is the 5,553rd most popular politician (down from 3,649th in 2019), the 479th most popular biography from Russia (down from 354th in 2019) and the 140th most popular Russian Politician.

Alexander Danilovich Menshikov was a Russian statesman and a close advisor to Catherine the Great. He was one of the most important figures in the early years of the Russian Empire. Menshikov was the governor-general of Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and he presided over the Senate. Menshikov was also a noted art collector.

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Among politicians, Alexander Danilovich Menshikov ranks 5,553 out of 19,576. Before him are Abdul Rashid Dostum, Ishak Pasha, William I, Count of Holland, Louis I of Naples, Mucianus, and Félix Tshisekedi. After him are Ivaylo of Bulgaria, Louisa Adams, Werner Best, Hashim Thaçi, Léon M'ba, and Emperor Go-Hanazono.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1673, Alexander Danilovich Menshikov ranks 8. Before him are Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Dimitrie Cantemir, Louis de Montfort, Rosalba Carriera, Alessandro Marcello, and Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon. After him are Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin, Mirwais Hotak, Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, Violante Beatrice of Bavaria, Johann Conrad Dippel, and Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg. Among people deceased in 1729, Alexander Danilovich Menshikov ranks 7. Before him are John Law, Thomas Newcomen, Jacob Roggeveen, Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, Jean Meslier, and John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After him are Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Count Palatine Joseph Charles of Sulzbach, John William III, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Johann David Heinichen, Anthony Collins, and Louis Antoine de Noailles.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Alexander Danilovich Menshikov ranks 479 out of 3,761. Before him are Yaroslav II of Vladimir (1191), Alexander Afanasyev (1826), Valery Bykovsky (1934), Valentin Pavlov (1937), Viktor Belenko (1947), and Arsen Kotsoyev (1872). After him are Filipp Golikov (1900), Yuri Nikulin (1921), Catharina of Württemberg (1783), Shamil Basayev (1965), Mehmed I Giray (1465), and Bulat Okudzhava (1924).

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Among POLITICIANS In Russia

Among politicians born in Russia, Alexander Danilovich Menshikov ranks 140. Before him are False Dmitry II (1600), Pavel Milyukov (1859), Nikolay Bobrikov (1839), Vasili Kuznetsov (1901), Yaroslav II of Vladimir (1191), and Valentin Pavlov (1937). After him are Mehmed I Giray (1465), Khertek Anchimaa-Toka (1912), Vera Zasulich (1849), Prince Albert of Prussia (1809), Naina Yeltsina (1932), and Sheikh Mansur (1750).

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