Record

Document Reference	Pw2 Hy 1263
Title	Copy of memorandum in French; n.d. [c. 1707]
Date	1707 (c)
Extent	2 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Account of the misconduct of Count von Keyserling, Prussian ambassador in Moscow on the occasion of a celebration given by the Russian Emperor, 29 Jun. 1707; records that he used insulting language, showed a lack of respect for the Emperor and drew his sword on Prince de Menshikoff [Menshikov]. Memorandum in the hand of Andrei A. Matveyev, Muscovite Ambassador to London. The document is not dated; the date provided is based on internal evidence.
Language	French
Term	diplomacy, Prussia and Russia

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA29996	Keyserling; - (fl 1707); Count von Keyserling; Prussian ambassador in Moscow	fl 1707
NA6169	Peter I (1672-1725); Emperor of Russia; ( succeeded 1682)	1672-1725
NA29988	Matveyev; Andrei A. (1666-1728); Muscovite Ambassador in London 1707-8; Russian minister at Amsterdam 1700-12	1666-1728
NA29997	Menschikov; Alexander D. (1673-1729); Field Marshall; Russian; styled 'Prince'; close friend of Peter the Great	1673-1729