Alexey Nikolayevich Shpeyer (; 1854–1916) was a

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from the

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. The Russian government had intended to send him to

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in 1895 to replace Karl Ivanovich Weber as Russian consul general in Korea, but at the request of King Gojong of Korea's

Joseon Dynasty Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...

, Weber remained in place, and Shpeyer was sent to

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instead. Shpeyer finally replaced Weber in September 1897.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Shpeyer, Alexey Shpeyer, Alexey Ambassadors of the Russian Empire to Iran 1854 births 1916 deaths Ambassadors of the Russian Empire to Brazil Ambassadors of the Russian Empire to China Ambassadors of the Russian Empire to Japan