and diplomat.
Born on September 16, 1745 in St. Petersburg
in the family of Lieutenant-General from an old noble family. He graduated from the artillery school in St. Petersburg (1759) and became the commander of the Astrakhan infantry regiment (1761).From 1762 he served as adjutant of the Governor-General of revel (now Tallinn); participated in military actions in Poland in 1764-1765, participated in the Russo-Turkish war of 1768-1774 g