Mikhail Golovkin

Count Mikhail Gavrilovich Golovkin (1699 – 1754, Yarmong in Kolyma) was a Russian diplomat, the Chancellor's son, married to the cousin of Empress Anna Ioannovna. Vice–Chancellor, Head of the Monetary Office, Cabinet Minister in 1740–1741, then in exile until the end of his life. Life at court In 1712, he was sent abroad for training. Ten years later, he served as ambassador at the Prussian court in Berlin. Under Anna Ioannovna – a senator, supervised the Mint and the Chancellery. "The favorite of his father, very handsome and well–mannered, Mikhail had a quick and brilliant success", Fyodor Golovkin recalled of his uncle. However, after the death of his father, he did not get into the Cabinet of Ministers, which made him very offended and, in fact, withdrew from doing business. Under Anna Leopoldovna – Vice–Chancellor for Internal Affairs, one of the most powerful people in the state. Conflicted with Munnich and Osterman, during the overthrow of Biron, he said he was sick, so as not to appear in the palace. He enjoyed the great confidence of the ruler and advised her to declare herself empress, and to conclude Elizaveta Petrovna in a monastery immediately after her coronation. According to Fyodor Golovkin... Life in Siberia While Anna Leopoldovna was celebrating her daughter's birthday in Saint Petersburg, the conspirators decided to act and on the night of November 24–25, 1741, Golovkin was arrested. Taken on trial, found guilty of treason, sentenced to death. Elizaveta Petrovna replaced Golovkin's death sentence with eternal exile to Hermang (aka Yarmong). The wife, Ekaterina Ivanovna, was found innocent, she was allowed to live where she wanted, but her faithful wife chose exile with her husband.