Anstedt Ivan Osipovich (Baron)

born 1770, died 1835. Adopted from the French (in the rank of lieutenant of cavalry) in the Russian service in 1789 May 29, by special orders from the highest, and assigned to the rowing fleet, located in the Finnish skerries. He participated with distinction in all its battles with the Swedes, especially the August 13, 1789, earning the Order of Vladimir with a bow. 1791 April 11 defined in the Board of Foreign Affairs of the 8-m class and sent to Berlin. In 1794 he took part in the drafting of negotiation to bring the Prussian king to act against the French. In the retinue of the King was during his campaign in Poland and in the battle of Tykocin, was and in the capture of Freedom. At the retreat of the Prussian king kept up a correspondence with the princes and Repnin Bezborodko. By abdication Stanislas Poniatowski was sent in the Commissioners to discuss the 3rd partition of Poland in Warsaw and studied at the commission to determine the debts of the king and the Republic of Poland in 1798 on Sept. 21 produced in Grade 6, . and 1 January 1801 was appointed advisor to the embassy in Vienna, . 1803 - 1804 years there was a charge d'affaires,
. Again appointed to this rank in 1809 and 15 April 1810 was appointed as Commissioner on the delimitation of holdings between Russia and Austria. Completing special sovereign's order in 1811, . in 1812 - 14 years was with the emperor as, . waging a secret negotiation with the Prince of Schwarzenberg and concluding a preliminary treatise with Prussia, . what is produced in the secret counsel and was appointed to the Congress in Vienna, from there sent to the competent minister under germanskom Union in Frankfurt am Main, . where he was and in subsequent years.,