List of diplomats from the United Kingdom to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany
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Below is an incomplete list of diplomats from the United Kingdom to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany
, specifically Heads of Missions.
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Also to Parma
, Modena and Lucca
from 1818
In 1858, the Grand Duchy was occupied by Sardinia
and abolished in 1859
Grand Duchy of Tuscany
The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was a central Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Duchy of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence...
, specifically Heads of Missions.
Envoys Extraordinary
- Elizabeth I of EnglandElizabeth I of EnglandElizabeth I was queen regnant of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the fifth and last monarch of the Tudor dynasty...
sent no envoys to Italy before 1600.- 1600–1601: Ludovick Bryskett Special Ambassador
- 1603–1604: Sir Anthony Standen Special Ambassador
- 1604: Sir Michael Balfour Special Ambassador
- 1608–1609: Sir Stephen Lesieur Special Ambassador
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- 1631–1633: Jerome WestonJerome Weston, 2nd Earl of PortlandJerome Weston, 2nd Earl of Portland was an English diplomat.-Life:He was the second but eldest surviving son of the 1st Earl of Portland, by his second wife Frances Walgrave. He was born at Neyland, Essex....
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- 1659–1664: Joseph Kent Agent
- 1661: George Digby, 2nd Earl of BristolGeorge Digby, 2nd Earl of BristolGeorge Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he was raised to the House of Lords...
Special Ambassador
- 1661: George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol
- 1665–1671: Sir John FinchJohn Finch (Ambassador)Sir John Finch was ambassador of England to the Ottoman Empire.One of the Finches of Burley-on-the-Hill, John Finch was the younger brother of Lord Chancellor Sir Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of Nottingham; their half-sister was the philosopher Lady Anne Conway of Ragley Hall. Anne and John Finch were...
Ambassador- 1670: Viscount FauconbergThomas Belasyse, 1st Earl FauconbergThomas Belasyse, 1st Earl Fauconberg PC was an English peer. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War drawing close to Oliver Cromwell and married Cromwell's third daughter Mary...
Ambassador Extraordinary - 1670: Clement Cottrell Special Ambassador
- 1670: James Hamilton
- 1672: Sir Bernard Gascoigne in Florence during mission to Emperor of Germany
- 1670: Viscount Fauconberg
- 1678: Thomas Plott Agent
- 1681–1689: Sir Thomas Dereham, Bt Minister Resident
- 1689–1690: Sir Lambert Blackwell
- 1690–1697: No diplomatic relations Sir Lambert Blackwell resided at Leghorn as consul
- 1697–1705: Sir Lambert Blackwell
- 1704–1711 Dr Henry Newton
- 1710–1714: Hon. John Molesworth
- 1714–1722: Henry Davenant
- 1722–1724: Hon. John Molesworth Envoy to Savoy but residing in Tuscany 1722-1723 and treated as Plenipotentiary
- 1724–1733: Francis Colman Resident
- 1733–1734: Brinley Skinner (consul) Chargé d'affaires
- 1734–1739: Charles FaneCharles Fane, 2nd Viscount FaneCharles Fane, 2nd Viscount Fane was a landowner in Ireland and England, a Whig Member of Parliament and the British Resident in Florence.-Early life:...
Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary
- 1740–1786: Sir Horace Mann, 1st BtSir Horace Mann, 1st BaronetSir Horace Mann, 1st Baronet KB , diplomat, was a long standing British resident in Florence.-Biography:...
Chargé d'affaires 1738-1740; Minister 1740-1765; Envoy Extraordinary 1767-1782; Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary 1782-1786 - 1786–1787: Sir Horace Mann, 2nd Bt Chargé d'affaires after his father's death
- 1787–1788: John Udney (Consul at Leghorn) Chargé d'affaires
- 1787: 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...
(pro temporePro temporePro tempore , abbreviated pro tem or p.t., is a Latin phrase which best translates to "for the time being" in English. This phrase is often used to describe a person who acts as a locum tenens in the absence of a superior, such as the President pro tempore of the United States Senate.Legislative...
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- 1787: William Fawkener
- 1787–1794: John Hervey, Lord HerveyJohn Hervey, Lord HerveyJohn Hervey, 2nd Baron Hervey , English courtier and political writer and memoirist, was the eldest son of John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol, by his second wife, Elizabeth. He was known as Lord Hervey from 1723, upon the death of his elder half-brother, Carr, the only son of his father's first wife,...
- 1794–1814: Hon. William WyndhamWilliam Frederick WyndhamThe Hon. William Frederick Wyndham was an English aristocrat and diplomat.William Frederick Wyndham was the son of Charles Wyndham, 2nd Earl of Egremont and Hon. Alicia Maria Carpenter, daughter of George Carpenter, 2nd Baron Carpenter and Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Charlotte...
- 1814–1818: John Fane, Lord BurghershJohn Fane, 11th Earl of WestmorlandGeneral John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland GCB, GCH, PC , styled Lord Burghersh until 1841, was a British soldier, politician, diplomat and musician.-Background:...
Also to Parma
Duchy of Parma
The Duchy of Parma was created in 1545 from that part of the Duchy of Milan south of the Po River, as a fief for Pope Paul III's illegitimate son, Pier Luigi Farnese, centered on the city of Parma....
, Modena and Lucca
Republic of Lucca
The Republic of Lucca was an ancient State of Tuscany which lasted from 1160 to 1805.After the death of Matilda of Tuscany, the city of Lucca began to constitute itself an independent commune, with a charter in 1160. For almost 500 years, Lucca remained an independent republic...
from 1818
- 1818–1830: John Fane, Lord BurghershJohn Fane, 11th Earl of WestmorlandGeneral John Fane, 11th Earl of Westmorland GCB, GCH, PC , styled Lord Burghersh until 1841, was a British soldier, politician, diplomat and musician.-Background:...
Ministers Resident
- 1830–1835: Sir George SeymourGeorge Hamilton SeymourSir George Hamilton Seymour GCB, GCH, PC was a British diplomat.Seymour was the son of Lord George Seymour and Isabella, daughter of Reverend the Honourable William Hamilton. He married the Honourable Gertrude, daughter of General Henry Trevor, 21st Baron Dacre, in 1831. They had several children....
- 1835–1838: Hon. Ralph Abercromby
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany
- 1838–1846: Hon. Henry FoxHenry Fox, 4th Baron HollandHenry Edward Fox, 4th Baron Holland, of Holland, 4th Baron Holland, of Foxley, MP was briefly a British Whig politician and later an ambassador....
- 1846–1850: Sir George Hamilton
- 1850–1851: Richard SheilRichard Lalor SheilRichard Lalor Sheil , Irish politician, writer and orator, was born at Drumdowney, Slieverue, County Kilkenny, Ireland...
- 1851–1852: James Hudson
- 1852–1854: Sir Henry BulwerHenry Bulwer, 1st Baron Dalling and BulwerHenry Lytton Earle Bulwer, 1st Baron Dalling and Bulwer GCB, PC was a British Liberal politician, diplomat and writer.-Background and education:...
- 1854–1858: Constantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of NormanbyConstantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of NormanbyConstantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby KG GCB GCH, PC , styled Viscount Normanby between 1812 and 1831 and known as The Earl of Mulgrave between 1831 and 1838, was a British Whig politician and author...
- 1858: Henry Howard (pro tempore)
- 1858: Richard LyonsRichard Lyons, 1st Viscount LyonsRichard Bickerton Pemell Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons, GCB, GCMG, PC, DCL was an eminent British diplomat.-Biography:...
- Dec 1858–1859: Peter Campbell ScarlettPeter Campbell ScarlettPeter Campbell Scarlett CB, DL , styled The Honourable from 1830, was a British diplomat.-Background:...
In 1858, the Grand Duchy was occupied by Sardinia
Kingdom of Sardinia
The Kingdom of Sardinia consisted of the island of Sardinia first as a part of the Crown of Aragon and subsequently the Spanish Empire , and second as a part of the composite state of the House of Savoy . Its capital was originally Cagliari, in the south of the island, and later Turin, on the...
and abolished in 1859
See also
- Grand Duchy of TuscanyGrand Duchy of TuscanyThe Grand Duchy of Tuscany was a central Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Duchy of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence...
- History of TuscanyHistory of TuscanyTuscany is named after its pre-Roman inhabitants, the Etruscans. It was ruled by Rome for many centuries. In the Middle Ages, it saw many invasions, but in the Renaissance period it helped lead Europe back to civilisation. Later, it settled down as a grand duchy...
- Rulers of TuscanyRulers of TuscanyThe rulers of Tuscany have varied over time, sometimes being margraves, the rulers of handfuls of border counties and sometimes the heads of the most important family of the region.-Margraves of Tuscany, 812–1197:House of Boniface*Boniface I, 812-813...
- Line of succession to the Tuscan ThroneLine of succession to the Tuscan throneThe present head of the Grand Ducal House of Tuscany is Archduke Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany.#Archduke Amadeo, Grand Prince of Tuscany #Archduke Maximilian, Prince of Tuscany #Archduke Guntram, Prince of Tuscany...
- TuscanyTuscanyTuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....