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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 [[Treaty of Union|Union]] of [[Kingdom of England|England]] and [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]]. The British Ambassador was the head of the diplomatic mission in Russia. The Embassy was a prestigious posting in the British foreign service.
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 [[Treaty of Union|Union]] of [[Kingdom of England|England]] and [[Kingdom of Scotland|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]].
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==
==Minister and Ambassador==
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* 1715-1716 : [[James Haldane (diplomat)|James Haldane]] ''Minister Resident''<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1715-1716 : [[James Haldane (diplomat)|James Haldane]] ''Minister Resident''<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1716 : [[George Douglas, 2nd Earl of Dumbarton]]<ref>Balfour Paul, Vol II, p217</ref>
* 1716 : [[George Douglas, 2nd Earl of Dumbarton]]<ref>Balfour Paul, Vol II, p217</ref>
* 1718-1721 : [[James Jeffereys]] (retired to [[Dantzig]] in 1719)<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1718-1721 : [[James Jeffreys (diplomat)|James Jeffreys]] (retired to [[Gdańsk|Dantzig]] in 1719)<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1719-1730 : ''No diplomatic relations''<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1719-1730 : ''No diplomatic relations''<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1728-1731 : [[Thomas Ward (diplomat)|Thomas Ward]]<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1728-1731 : [[Thomas Ward (diplomat)|Thomas Ward]]<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1731 : [[John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland]]<ref>T. F. Henderson, rev. Janet Sorensen, ‘Campbell, John, third earl of Breadalbane and Holland (bap. 1696, d. 1782)’, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004 ;online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/4515], accessed 18 Jan 2011. </ref> <!-- not listed in Horn -->
* 1731 : [[John Campbell, 3rd Earl of Breadalbane and Holland]]<ref>[[Thomas Finlayson Henderson|T. F. Henderson]], rev. Janet Sorensen, [https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-4515 ‘Campbell, John, third earl of Breadalbane and Holland (bap. 1696, d. 1782)’], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004 ;online edn, Jan 2008 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/4515], accessed 18 Jan 2011.</ref> <!-- not listed in Horn -->
* 1731-1739 : [[Claud Rondeau]] ''Consul-General'' 1730-1731; ''Minister Resident''<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1731-1739 : [[Claudius Rondeau]] ''Consul-General'' 1730-1731; ''Minister Resident''<ref name="Horn"/>
**1733-1734 : [[George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard|George, Lord Forbes]] ''Minister Plenipotentiary'' to negotiate a commercial treaty<ref name="Horn"/>
**1733-1734 : [[George Forbes, 3rd Earl of Granard|George, Lord Forbes]] ''Minister Plenipotentiary'' to negotiate a commercial treaty<ref name="Horn"/>


===Envoys Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary===
===Envoys Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary===
* 1739-1742 : [[Edward Finch (diplomat)|Edward Finch]] <ref name="Horn"/><ref>[Anon.], ‘Hatton, Edward Finch- (1697?–1771)’, rev. R. D. E. Eagles, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', (Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/9446], accessed 12 Oct 2008</ref>
* 1739-1742 : [[Edward Finch (diplomat)|Edward Finch]]<ref name="Horn"/><ref>[Anon.], ‘Hatton, Edward Finch- (1697?–1771)’, rev. R. D. E. Eagles, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', (Oxford University Press, 2004) [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/9446], accessed 12 Oct 2008</ref>
* 1741-1744 : [[Sir Cyril Wyche, 1st Baronet|Cyril Wich or Wyche, Bt]] ''Envoy Extraordinary'' 1741-1742; then ''Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary''<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1741-1744 : [[Sir Cyril Wyche, 1st Baronet|Cyril Wich or Wyche, Bt]] ''Envoy Extraordinary'' 1741-1742; then ''Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary''<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1744-1749 : [[John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford]] ''Minister Plenipotentiary'' 1744-1745; then ''Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary''<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1744-1749 : [[John Carmichael, 3rd Earl of Hyndford]] ''Minister Plenipotentiary'' 1744-1745; then ''Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary''<ref name="Horn"/>
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* 1755-1759 : [[Charles Hanbury Williams]] ''Ambassador Plenipotentiary''<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1755-1759 : [[Charles Hanbury Williams]] ''Ambassador Plenipotentiary''<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1759-1762 : [[Robert Murray Keith]] the Elder (d. 1774)<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1759-1762 : [[Robert Murray Keith]] the Elder (d. 1774)<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1762-1765 : [[John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire]] ''Ambassador Extrraordinary''<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1762-1765 : [[John Hobart, 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire]] ''Ambassador Extraordinary''<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1764-1767 : [[George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney]] ''Envoy Extraordinary''<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1764-1767 : [[George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney]] ''Envoy Extraordinary''<ref name="Horn"/>
* 1766-1767 : Rt. Hon. [[Hans Stanley]]<!-- not in Horn --> (never went to Russia)<ref>{{cite web|author=L.B.N.|authorlink=Lewis Bernstein Namier|title=STANLEY, Hans (1721-80), of Paultons, nr. Romsey, Hants, and Ventnor I.o.W.|publisher=[[History of Parliament]] online|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/stanley-hans-1721-80|accessdate=27 September 2011}}</ref>
* 1766-1767 : Rt. Hon. [[Hans Stanley]]<!-- not in Horn --> (never went to Russia)<ref>{{cite web|author=L.B.N.|authorlink=Lewis Bernstein Namier|title=STANLEY, Hans (1721-80), of Paultons, nr. Romsey, Hants, and Ventnor I.o.W.|publisher=[[History of Parliament]] online|url=http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/member/stanley-hans-1721-80|accessdate=27 September 2011}}</ref>
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 11:59, 26 January 2023

Ambassador of Great Britain to Russia
Arms of Great Britain
StyleHis Excellency
AppointerThe monarch
Inaugural holderCharles Townshend, Viscount Townshend
First Ambassador of Great Britain to France (Plenipotentiary)
Final holderJames Harris, Baron Malmesbury
Last Ambassador of Great Britain to France (Plenipotentiary)

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.

Minister and Ambassador

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  • 1707-1712 : Charles Goodfellow Minister and Consul-General (previously Minister to Russia of the Kingdom of England, 1699-1707).[1]
  • 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[1][2]

Ministers Resident

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Envoys Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

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1800-1801: Diplomatic relations were suspended during the Second League of Armed Neutrality

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v D. B. Horn, British Diplomatic Representatives 1689-1789 (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932)
  2. ^ D. D. Aldridge, ‘Whitworth, Charles, Baron Whitworth (bap. 1675, d. 1725)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [1], accessed 4 April 2009
  3. ^ Balfour Paul, Vol II, p217
  4. ^ T. F. Henderson, rev. Janet Sorensen, ‘Campbell, John, third earl of Breadalbane and Holland (bap. 1696, d. 1782)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 ;online edn, Jan 2008 [2], accessed 18 Jan 2011.
  5. ^ [Anon.], ‘Hatton, Edward Finch- (1697?–1771)’, rev. R. D. E. Eagles, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004) [3], accessed 12 Oct 2008
  6. ^ L.B.N. "STANLEY, Hans (1721-80), of Paultons, nr. Romsey, Hants, and Ventnor I.o.W." History of Parliament online. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  7. ^ Roland Thorne, ‘Whitworth, Charles, Earl Whitworth (1752–1825)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 4 April 2009
  8. ^ a b S. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, British Diplomatic Representatives 1789-1852 (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934).
  9. ^ James Boswell website
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