List of diplomats of Great Britain to the Republic of Venice
Below is an incomplete list of diplomats from the United Kingdom to the Republic of Venice, specifically Heads of Missions until the abolition of the republic in 1797.
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Heads of Missions
Ministers Resident
- 1682-1685: Thomas Hobson[1]
- 1689-1712: G. Broughton a resident diplomat[1]
- 1697-1698: Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester Ambassador[2][3]
- 1702: Sir Lambert Blackwell Envoy Extraordinary[3]
- 1707-1708: Charles Montagu, 4th Earl of Manchester Ambassador[2]
- 1708-1714: Christian Cole Secretary [3]
- 1713: Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough Ambassador[3]
- 1715: Christian Cole Resident[3]
- 1715-1719: Alexander Cunningham Resident[3]
- 1719-1722 and 1727-1736: Colonel Elizeus Burges Resident[3]
- 1736-1744: No diplomatic relations due to "extraordinary distinctions and honours to the Pretender's son"[3]
- 1744–1746: Robert Darcy, 4th Earl of Holderness[3][4]
- 1746–1753: Sir James Gray Resident[3][4]
- 1752–1754: Unknown: possibly Consul Smith as resident[1]
- 1754–1765: John Murray[5]
- 1762—1763: Charles Compton, 7th Earl of Northampton Ambassador[3]
- 1765–1773: James Wright Resident[3][5]
- 1769—1771: Robert Richie in charge in Wright's absence (also in 1775)
- 1773–1789: John Strange Resident (absent from 1786)[3][5]
- 1786—1790: Robert Richie in charge[3]
- 1789–1791: Sir Francis Vincent, Bt[5]
- 1791–1793: William Lindsay[6]
- 1793: Francis Drake[7]
- 1793–1797: Sir Richard Worsley, Bt[8]
In 1797, the Republic of Venice was abolished and divided by the Treaty of Campo Formio
References
- 1 2 3 The National Archives , class SP99 : status unclear.
- 1 2 J. M. Rigg, ‘Montagu, Charles, first duke of Manchester (c.1662–1722)’, rev. Matthew Kilburn, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 , accessed 20 April 2009
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 D. B. Horn, British Diplomatic Representatives 1689-1789 (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932)
- 1 2 L. H. Cust, ‘Gray, Sir James, second baronet (c.1708–1773)’, rev. S. J. Skedd, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008), accessed 26 Aug 2008
- 1 2 3 4 Haydn, Joseph - The Book of Dignities, 1851
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 13367. p. 665. 29 November 1791. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 13494. p. 50. 15 January 1793. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 13549. p. 623. 23 July 1793. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
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