POZZO DI BORGO, pOt'so de Mega, Carlo Andrea, COUNT, Russian diplomat: b. Alata, Corsica, 8 March 1764; d. Paris, 15 Feb. 1842. He was educated at Pisa and became an advocate. In 1791 he was elected to the National Assembly. In his youth he was friendly with Napoleon Bonaparte and his fam ily, but later joined Paoli in his opposition to Napoleon and became the bitter enemy of the latter. As a result he had to flee from France. In 1794, when the English instituted a protec torate over Corsica, he became president of the council, holding this position until the with drawal of the English forces in 1796. At that time he was specifically excluded by Napoleon from the amnesty which he extended to his other Corsican opponents and he, therefore, went for his safety to England where he re sided for a number of years, working to the fullest extent of his power against Napoleon. In 1804 he entered the Russian diplomatic serv ice and was employed in various missions of importance, continuing at all times his activities against Napoleon. As a result of this attitude be resigned from the Russian diplomatic serv ice in 1807 after Emperor Alexander I had concluded a treaty with Napoleon. Again he
retired to England where he resided until 1812 when he was recalled by Emperor Alexander. He now devoted himself more than ever to the prosecution of the war against Napoleon. He succeeded in persuading Bernadotte and Sweden to turn against Napoleon and was most active in forming the coalition against the French emperor. lie played an important part at the Congress of Vienna. Throughout his whole diplomatic career he openly and constantly dis played his friendship for France, which country honored him in 1818 by making him a count and peer of France. From 1830-35 he was Rus sian Ambassador at Paris and from 1835-39 at London. Consult Uvarov, S. S., 'Stein et Pozzo' (1846) ; Maggiolo, A., 'Corse, France et Russie, Pozzo di Borg& (Paris 1890) ; 'Correspondance Diplomatique du Comte Pozzo di Borgo et du Comte de Nesselrode' (Paris 1890-97).