List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Russia
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The Ambassador of Great Britain to Russia was the foremost diplomatic representative in Russia of the Kingdom of Great Britain
, a state created in 1707 by the Union
of England
and Scotland
. The British Ambassador was the head of the diplomatic mission in Russia. The Embassy was a prestigious posting in the British foreign service.
For Ambassadors up to 1707, see List of Ambassadors of the Kingdom of England to Russia. For Ambassadors after 1800, see List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia.
1800-1801: Diplomatic relations were suspended during the Second League of Armed Neutrality
Kingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...
, a state created in 1707 by the Union
Treaty of Union
The Treaty of Union is the name given to the agreement that led to the creation of the united kingdom of Great Britain, the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland, which took effect on 1 May 1707...
of England
Kingdom of England
The Kingdom of England was, from 927 to 1707, a sovereign state to the northwest of continental Europe. At its height, the Kingdom of England spanned the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and several smaller outlying islands; what today comprises the legal jurisdiction of England...
and Scotland
Kingdom of Scotland
The Kingdom of Scotland was a Sovereign state in North-West Europe that existed from 843 until 1707. It occupied the northern third of the island of Great Britain and shared a land border to the south with the Kingdom of England...
. The British Ambassador was the head of the diplomatic mission in Russia. The Embassy was a prestigious posting in the British foreign service.
For Ambassadors up to 1707, see List of Ambassadors of the Kingdom of England to Russia. For Ambassadors after 1800, see List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia.
Minister and Ambassador
- 1707-1712 : Charles Goodfellow Minister and Consul-General (previously Minister to Russia of the Kingdom of England, 1699-1707).
- 1707-1712 : Charles Whitworth, Envoy of the Kingdom of England 1704-1707 and of Great Britain, 1707-1709; Ambassador extraordinary 1709-1711; Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary 1711-1712
Ministers Resident
- 1714-1719 : Friedrich Christian WeberFriedrich Christian WeberFriedrich Christian Weber was an 18th century German diplomat and writer.He was born in Hanover and, after the succession of fellow Hanoverian George I of Great Britain to the throne of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1714, represented English interests at the Russian court of Peter the Great...
- 1714-1715 : George Mackenzie-Quin
- 1715-1716 : James HaldaneJames Haldane (diplomat)James Haldane was an 18th century British soldier and diplomat.He was Lieutenant-colonel of the Royal Horse Guards from 1715 to 1734....
Minister Resident - 1716 : George Douglas, 2nd Earl Dumbarton
- 1718-1721 : James Jeffereys (retired to DantzigDantzig- People :* Tobias Dantzig , mathematician from Latvia, father of George Dantzig* George Dantzig , American mathematician who introduced the simplex algorithm* David van Dantzig , Dutch mathematician...
in 1719) - 1719-1730 : No diplomatic relations
- 1728-1731 : Thomas Ward
- 1731 : John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and HollandJohn Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and HollandJohn Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland KB , styled Lord Glenorchy from 1716 until 1752, was a Scottish nobleman, diplomat and politician.-Background and education:...
- 1731-1739 : Claud Rondeau Consul-General 1730-1731; Minister Resident
- 1733-1734 : George, Lord ForbesGeorge Forbes, 3rd Earl of GranardGeorge Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard PC was an Anglo-Irish naval commander and diplomat.-Life:He was the son of Arthur Forbes, 2nd Earl of Granard, by his wife Mary, daughter of Sir George Rawdon, 1st Baronet, of Moira, county Down, was born in Ireland 21 October 1685, and was for a time at the...
Minister Plenipotentiary to negotiate a commercial treaty
- 1733-1734 : George, Lord Forbes
Envoys Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- 1739-1742 : Edward FinchEdward FinchEdward Finch-Hatton was a diplomat and politician.He was born Hon. Edward Finch, 5th son of Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham and of Hon. Anne Hatton daughter and in her issue sole heiress of Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton. He was educated at a school at Isleworth and at Trinity...
- 1741-1744 : Cyril Wich or Wyche, Bt Envoy Extraordinary 1741-1742; then Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- 1744-1749 : John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of HyndfordJohn Carmichael, 3rd Earl of HyndfordJohn Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford PC, KT , styled Viscount of Inglisberry between 1710 and 1737, was a Scottish nobleman and diplomat....
Minister Plenipotentiary 1744-1745; then Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary - 1749-1755 : Melchior Guy DickensMelchior Guy DickensLieutenant-Colonel Melchior Guy Dickens was a British diplomat, minister to Prussia and Sweden and ambassador to Russia.Melchior Guy Dickens was educated at Westminster School...
- 1755-1759 : Charles Hanbury WilliamsCharles Hanbury WilliamsSir Charles Hanbury Williams, KB , diplomat, writer and satirist, son of John Hanbury, a Welsh ironmaster, assumed the name of Williams on succeeding to the estate of his godfather Charles Williams, in 1720....
Ambassador Plenipotentiary - 1759-1762 : Robert Murray KeithRobert Murray KeithRobert Murray Keith was a British diplomat. He was descended from a younger son of the 2nd Earl Marischal.Keith was minister in Vienna in 1748 and from 1753 Minster-plenipotentary. In 1757, he transferred to St. Petersburg and remained there until October 1762, when the imperial government...
the Elder (d. 1774) - 1762-1765 : John Hobart, 2nd Earl of BuckinghamshireJohn Hobart, 2nd Earl of BuckinghamshireJohn Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire was an English nobleman and politician.The son of John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire by his first marriage, he was educated at Westminster School and Christ's College, Cambridge. He was Member of Parliament for Norwich from 1747–56, having also been...
Ambassador Extrraordinary - 1764-1767 : George Macartney, 1st Earl MacartneyGeorge Macartney, 1st Earl MacartneyGeorge Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, KB was an Irish-born British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat. He is often remembered for his observation following Britain's success in the Seven Years War and subsequent territorial expansion at the Treaty of Paris that Britain now controlled...
Envoy Extraordinary - 1766-1767 : Rt. Hon. Hans StanleyHans StanleyHans Stanley was a British diplomat and statesman.-Peace negotiator:In 1761 Stanley was Chargé d'affaires at the Embassy to France...
(never went to Russia) - 1767-1768 : Henry Shirley Secretary in charge or agent
- 1768-1772 : Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord CathcartCharles Cathcart, 9th Lord CathcartGeneral Charles Schaw Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart was a British soldier and diplomat. He was also chief of the Clan Cathcart.The son of Charles Cathcart, 8th Lord Cathcart and Marion Shaw, he was born on 21 March 1721...
Ambassador Extrraordinary - 1772-1775 : Robert Gunning
- 1776-1783 : Sir James HarrisJames Harris, 1st Earl of MalmesburyJames Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury GCB was an English diplomatist.-Early life :...
- 1783-1788 : Alleyne FitzherbertAlleyne Fitzherbert, 1st Baron St HelensAlleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St Helens PC was a British diplomat and a friend of explorer George Vancouver, who named Mount St...
- 1788-1800 : Charles WhitworthCharles Whitworth, 1st Earl WhitworthCharles Whitworth, 1st Earl Whitworth GCB, PC , known as The Lord Whitworth between 1800 and 1813 and as The Viscount Whitworth between 1813 and 1815, was a British diplomat and politician.-Early years:...
- 1791 : William FawkenerWilliam Augustus Fawkener-Background:William Fawkener was one of the sons of Sir Everard Fawkener, a merchant and then British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, who did not marry until he was aged 53, and thus died in 1758 while William was still young. His mother was Harriet daughter of General Charles Churchill...
Special Mission
- 1791 : William Fawkener
1800-1801: Diplomatic relations were suspended during the Second League of Armed Neutrality
Second League of Armed Neutrality
The Second League of Armed Neutrality or the League of the North was an alliance of the north European naval powers Denmark–Norway, Prussia, Sweden and Russia. It occurred between 1800 and 1801 during the War of the Second Coalition and was initiated by Paul I of Russia...