Nikolaus (Nikolaj Karlovitj) von Giers
Russian Foreign Minister
✶ 9 May 1820 in Radzivilov (Volhynia)
✟ 14 January 1895 in Saint Petersburg
Appointed
Kristiania Palace 15 February 1892
motto
Missing
shield
Painted 1895 by Carl Högberg.
other awards
Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav 1873
Commander of the Order of the Polar Star 1875
Biography
Descendant of a Swedish family that was ennobled by King Karl XII of Sweden.
Privy councillor, Minister in Stockholm 1872-1875
Foreign Minister 1882
Placement
Not on display.