Yakov Fyodorovich Dolgoruky
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Yakov Fyodorovich Dolgoruky was a Russian statesman and a member of the influential Dolgoruky family, who claimed descent from Rurik, the founder of the first Russian state. He was a close associate of Peter I the Great.1
Dolgoruky served in the military and was held prisoner in Sweden for ten years. After returning to Russia in 1711, he became a senator and was appointed president of the Auditing Collegium. His uncle, Vasily Lukich Dolgoruky, was a diplomat who acquired political power for his family during the reign of Tsar Peter II. Another relative, Vasily Vladimirovich Dolgoruky, was a military officer who played a role in political intrigues against Peter I and Empress Anna.123
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