Boris Kurakin

Prince Boris Ivanovich Kurakin
Князь Борис Иванович Куракин
Russian Ambassador to France
In office
1724–1727
MonarchPeter I
Supervisor of Russian Embassies to European Courts
In office
1722–1723
MonarchPeter I
Personal details
Born(1676-07-20)20 July 1676
Moscow, Tsardom of Russia
Died17 October 1727(1727-10-17) (aged 51)
Paris, Kingdom of France
Spouses
  • Xenia Fedorovna Lopukhina
  • Maria Fedorovna Urusova
ChildrenTatiana Borisovna Kurakina

Alexander Borisovich Kurakin Ekaterina Borisovna Kurakina Sergei Borisovich Kurakin

Vassili Borisovich Kurakin
Parents
  • Ivan Grigorievich Kurakin (father)
  • Feodosia Alekseevna Odoevskaya (mother)
OccupationDiplomat

Prince Boris Ivanovich Kurakin (Russian: Князь Борис Иванович Куракин; 30 July [O.S. 20 July] 1676 – 28 October [O.S. 17 October] 1727) was the third permanent Russian ambassador abroad, succeeding Andrey Matveyev in The Hague and one of the closest associates of Peter the Great. He was also the brother-in-law of the tsar, being married to Xenia Feodorovna Lopukhina, daughter of Feodor Abramovich Lopukhin and sister of Eudoxia Lopukhina.

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