List of ambassadors of the Kingdom of England to Portugal
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The Ambassador of the Kingdom of England to Portugal was the foremost diplomatic representative of the historic Kingdom of England
in Portugal, before the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain
in 1707.
The position was not always a continuous or permanent one, and there was sometimes no diplomatic representation between the two countries.
For ambassadors of the Court of St James's to Portugal after 1707, see List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Portugal.
became part of the new Kingdom of Great Britain
. For missions from the court of St James's
after 1707, see List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Portugal.
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...
in Portugal, before the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain
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...
in 1707.
The position was not always a continuous or permanent one, and there was sometimes no diplomatic representation between the two countries.
For ambassadors of the Court of St James's to Portugal after 1707, see List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Portugal.
Envoys Extraordinary of England to Portugal
- 1650: Charles Vane Agent
- 1656: Philip Meadows Agent
- 1657-1661: Thomas Maynard Agent (also Consul-General until 1689)
- 1661: Sir Richard Fanshaw
- 1661-1662: The Earl of SandwichEdward Montagu, 1st Earl of SandwichEdward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich, KG was an English Infantry officer who later became a naval officer. He was the only surviving son of Sir Sidney Montagu, and was brought up at Hinchingbrooke House....
- 1662-1665: Sir Richard Fanshaw
- 1666-1667: Sir Peter WychePeter Wyche (Ambassador)Sir Peter Wyche was a London merchant and English Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1627-1641.-Career:Sir Peter was the sixth son of Richard Wyche and Elizabeth Saltonstall, daughter of Sir Richard Saltonstall , Lord Mayor of London.He was knighted by King Charles I on 16 December 1626...
Special ambassador
- 1666-1667: Sir Peter Wyche
- 1665-1669: Sir Robert SouthwellRobert Southwell (diplomat)Sir Robert Southwell was an English diplomat. He was Secretary of State for Ireland and President of the Royal Society from 1690.-Background and education:...
Ambassador - 1669-1680 : Francis Parry Minister; ambassador from 1672
- 1680-168: Charles Fanshaw
- 1685: Lord LansdowneCharles Granville, 2nd Earl of BathCharles Granville, 2nd Earl of Bath was an English soldier, politician, diplomat, courtier and peer....
- 1685: Lord Lansdowne
- 1685-1688: Charles ScarboroughCharles ScarboroughSir Charles Scarborough MP FRS FRCP was an English physician and mathematician.Scarborough was born in St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, London in 1615, the son of Edmund Scarburgh, and was sent to St...
- 1691-1697: John MethuenJohn MethuenThe Very Reverend John Alan Robert Methuen was an Anglican priest who was eminent in the latter part of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st. He was born on 14 August 1947 and educated at Eton and Brasenose College, Oxford...
- 1694-1695 and 1696-1697: Paul MethuenPaul Methuen (diplomat)Sir Paul Methuen PC, KB was an English diplomat and politician.He was the son of John Methuen and was educated privately then at a Jesuit school in Paris. He went to Lisbon in 1691, when his father was appointed minister there. He gained valuable experience and the esteem of King Pedro...
, Chargé d'affaires
- 1694-1695 and 1696-1697: Paul Methuen
- 1697-1704: Paul MethuenPaul Methuen (diplomat)Sir Paul Methuen PC, KB was an English diplomat and politician.He was the son of John Methuen and was educated privately then at a Jesuit school in Paris. He went to Lisbon in 1691, when his father was appointed minister there. He gained valuable experience and the esteem of King Pedro...
Minister - 1702-1706: John MethuenJohn MethuenThe Very Reverend John Alan Robert Methuen was an Anglican priest who was eminent in the latter part of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st. He was born on 14 August 1947 and educated at Eton and Brasenose College, Oxford...
Ambassador - 1706-1707: Sir Paul MethuenPaul Methuen (diplomat)Sir Paul Methuen PC, KB was an English diplomat and politician.He was the son of John Methuen and was educated privately then at a Jesuit school in Paris. He went to Lisbon in 1691, when his father was appointed minister there. He gained valuable experience and the esteem of King Pedro...
(first British ambassador to Portugal)
After the Union of England and Scotland
In 1707 the Kingdom of EnglandKingdom 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...
became part of the new Kingdom of Great Britain
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...
. For missions from the court of St James's
Court of St. James's
The Court of St James's is the royal court of the United Kingdom. It previously had the same function in the Kingdom of England and in the Kingdom of Great Britain .-Overview:...
after 1707, see List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Portugal.