List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Sardinia
Below is an incomplete list of diplomats from the United Kingdom to Sardinia and its predecessor Savoy, specifically Heads of Missions.
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Heads of Missions
Envoys Extraordinary to Savoy
- 1611–1612: Henry Wotton[1]
- 1614–1615: Sir Albertus Morton[2]
- 1615–1624: Sir Isaac Wake (Resident Agent) [3]
- 1671–1690: Marquis of St Thomas, John Finch and Sir William Soame[4]
- 1691–1693: Edmund Poley[5]
- 1693–1694: Dr William Aglionby[5]
- 1693–1704: The Earl of Galway (absent from 1696)[5][6] (Viscount Galway until 1697)
- 1699 and 1703–1706: Richard Hill[5]
- 1706: Paul Methuen[5][7]
- 1706–1713: John Chetwynd, later Viscount Chetwynd.[5][8][9]
- 1708–1713: Maj. Gen. Francis Palmes[5]
- 1710–1713: Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Peterbrough Special Mission 1710–1711; Minister Plenipotentiary 1712; Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 1713[5]
- 1714: George St. John (died 1716 at Venice)[5]
- 1713–1719: J. Payne, James Cockburn[4]
In 1720, Savoy acquired the island of Sardinia, and was subsequently known as the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary
- 1719–1725: John Molesworth[5]
- 1726–1727: John Hedges Envoy Extraordinary[5]
- 1728–1732: Edmund Allen in charge 1727–1728; Secretary 1728–1734[5]
- 1731–1736: The Earl of Essex Minister Plenipotentiary 1731–1732; Ambassador 1732–1736[5]
- 1736–1749: Arthur Villettes Resident[5]
- 1747: Lieut-Gen. Thomas Wentworth Special Mission[5]
- 1749–1755: William Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford[5][10]
- 1755–1758: The Earl of Bristol Envoy Extraordinary[5]
- 1758–1761: James Mackenzie Envoy Extraordinary 1758–1760; then Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary[5][11]
- 1761–1768: George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers[5][12]
- 1768–1779: William Lynch Envoy Extraordinary 1768–1770; then Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary[5][11]
- 1779–1783: John Stuart, Viscount Mountstuart[5][13]
- 1783–1797: Hon. John Hampden-Trevor Envoy Extraordinary 1783–1789; then Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary[5][11][14]
- 1798–1799: No representation due to the French occupation of Turin[14]
- 1799–1806: Thomas Jackson[5][14][15]
- Diplomatic relations suspended 1806–1808[14]
- 1807–1824: Hon. William Hill[11][14]
- 1824–1840: Augustus Foster[14][16]
- 1840–1851: Hon. Ralph Abercromby[14][17]
- 1852–1860: James Hudson[14][18]
References
- ↑ Ferris, John; Thrush, Andrew. "WOTTON, Sir Henry (1568–1639), of King Street, Westminster and Eton College, Bucks.". The History of Parliament.
- ↑ Baron, S. A. "Morton, Sir Albertus".
- ↑ Davidson, Alan; Cassidy, Irene. "WAKE, Sir Isaac (c.1581–1632), of London". The History of Parliament.
- 1 2 The National Archives catalogues, class SP 92. The evidence consists of the names of those corresponding with the British Secretaries of States.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 D. B. Horn, British Diplomatic Representatives 1689–1789 (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932)
- ↑ Harman Murtagh, ‘Massue de Ruvigny, Henri de, Earl of Galway, and Marquess of Ruvigny in the French nobility (1648–1720)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sep 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 , accessed 17 April 2009]
- ↑ Karl Wolfgang Schweizer, ‘Methuen, Sir Paul (c.1672–1757)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, Sep 2004; online edn, Oct 2008) , accessed 3 Nov 2008
- ↑ Burke's Peerage (1939), s.v. Chetwynd
- ↑ London Gazette, 5169, 31 October 1713
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 8841. p. 1. 15 April 1749. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- 1 2 3 4 Haydn, Joseph - The Book of Dignities (1851), 82.
- ↑ G. F. R. Barker, ‘Pitt, George, first Baron Rivers (1721–1803)’, rev. R. D. E. Eagles, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004) accessed 24 Aug 2008.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 12002. p. 1. 3 August 1779. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 S. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, British Diplomatic Representatives 1789–1852 (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934).
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 15123. p. 335. 9 April 1799. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 18061. p. 1494. 11 September 1824. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 19836. p. 663. 17 March 1840. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 21284. p. 183. 23 January 1852. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
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