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Count Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin (also Apraxin; Russian: Фёдор Матве́евич Апра́ксин; 7 December [O.S. 27 November] 1661 – 21 November [O.S. 10 November] 1728, Moscow) was one of the first Russian admirals, governed Estonia and Karelia from 1712 to 1723, was made general admiral (1708), presided over the Russian ...
- October 27, 1661
- November 10, 1728 (aged 67)
Count Fyodor Matveyevich Apraksin (also Apraxin, Russian: Фёдор Матвеевич Апраксин) (October 27, 1661 – November 10, 1728, Moscow) was one of the first Russian admirals who governed Estonia and Karelia from 1712 to 1723, general admiral (1708), presided over the Russian Admiralty since 1718 and commanded the Baltic Fleet ...
Fyodor Apraksin | Smart History of Russia. Military officer. Apraksin was one of the first distinguished Russian Admirals. He was a close friend of Peter the Great and one of the founders of Russian Navy. Background. Lived: 1661-1728. Fyodor Apraksin’s sister was tsar Fyodor III’s second wife.
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The Battle of Alkhan–Yurt, or the Battle of Alkhanov was a military engagement between the Russian troops led by Brigadier Fyodor Apraksin and the villagers of the Chechen village of Alkhan–Yurt as well as volunteers from Aldy.
- 8th July 1785
The Battle of Helsinki (Russian: Битва на реке Хельсинки) was fought between the Russian army under Tsar Peter the Great and Admiral Fyodor Apraksin and the defending Finnish army of Sweden under General Carl Gustaf Armfeldt between 8 and 11 May 1713, as part of the Great Northern War.
- 8–11 May 1713
- Russian victory
He was the father of the Russian Navy, founder of the Russian Naval School—the tsar who worked himself through the ranks to truly acquire the skills and honestly attain the rank of rear admiral. And he had a valuable mentor in the form of Count Fyodor Apraksin, Russia’s first admiral (and a general of renown before that).
Feodor Matveyevich Apraksin (fyô´dər mətvyā´əvĬch əpräk´syĬn), 1671–1728, Russian admiral. He helped Peter I (Peter the Great) create the Russian navy and won several naval battles in Peter's wars against Sweden. He was made a count in 1709. The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.
