List of diplomats from the United Kingdom to Hanover
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The following is a list of Diplomats from the United Kingdom (and predecessors) to the Electorate and then Kingdom of Hanover:
and The Electress Sophia
, often also to the Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
To the Duke of Brunswick-Lauenberg
1689–1692: Sir William Dutton Colt also to Hesse-Cassel and Brunswick-WolfenbüttelTo the Elector of Hanover and others
The same diplomat was commonly accredited to the Elector, to the Duke of CelleDuchy of Brunswick
Brunswick was a historical state in Germany. Originally the territory of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in the Holy Roman Empire, it was established as an independent duchy by the Congress of Vienna in 1815...
and The Electress Sophia
Sophia of Hanover
Sophia of the Palatinate was an heiress to the crowns of England and Ireland and later the crown of Great Britain. She was declared heiress presumptive by the Act of Settlement 1701...
, often also to the Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Duchy of Brunswick
Brunswick was a historical state in Germany. Originally the territory of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in the Holy Roman Empire, it was established as an independent duchy by the Congress of Vienna in 1815...
- 1692–1693: Sir William Dutton Colt
- 1693–1703: James CressettJames CressettJames Cressett or Cresset was an English diplomat.James Cressett was the son of James Cressett, Rector of Cound. In April 1671, aged 16,he matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford, gaining a B.A. in 1673-4 and an M.A. in 1677. In 1686 he joined Trinity College, Cambridge, and was a Fellow of Trinity...
Envoy Extraordinary- 1701: Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of MacclesfieldCharles Gerard, 2nd Earl of MacclesfieldCharles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield was born in France and was naturalized in England by Act of Parliament in 1677.-Biography:...
, Charles Mohun, 4th Baron MohunCharles Mohun, 4th Baron MohunCharles Mohun, 4th Baron Mohun was an English politician best known for his frequent participation in duels and his reputation as a rake....
and Gregory KingGregory KingGregory King was an English genealogist, engraver and statistician.-Life:Gregory King was born at Lichfield, England. His father was a surveyor and landscape gardener. Gregory was a very bright boy and his father used him as an assistant in his surveying work. At 14 Gregory became a clerk to...
the Lancaster HeraldLancaster HeraldLancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary is an English officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. The title of Lancaster Herald first occurs in 1347 at Calais, and to begin with this officer was a servant to the noble house of Lancaster...
Special Mission
- 1701: Charles Gerard, 2nd Earl of Macclesfield
- 1702–1703: Charles Finch, 4th Earl of WinchilseaCharles Finch, 4th Earl of WinchilseaCharles Finch, 4th Earl of Winchilsea PC was a British peer and Member of Parliament, styled Viscount Maidstone until 1689. He was the son of William Finch, Lord Maidstone and Elizabeth Wyndham....
- 1703–1705: Edmund Poley
- 1705–1709: Brigadier Emanuel Scrope HoweEmanuel Scrope HoweLieutenant-General Emanuel Scrope Howe , of The Great Lodge, Alice Holt Forest, Hampshire, was an English diplomat, army officer and Member of Parliament.-Life:...
- 1706: Charles Montagu, Baron HalifaxCharles Montagu, 1st Earl of HalifaxCharles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, PC, FRS was an English poet and statesman.-Early life:Charles Montagu was born in Horton, Northamptonshire, the son of George Montagu, fifth son of 1st Earl of Manchester...
, Lionel Sackville, Earl of DorsetLionel Sackville, 1st Duke of DorsetLionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, PC was an English political leader and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. He was the son of the 6th Earl of Dorset and 1st Earl of Middlesex and the former Lady Mary Compton, younger daughter of the 3rd Earl of Northampton...
, John VanbrughJohn VanbrughSir John Vanbrugh – 26 March 1726) was an English architect and dramatist, perhaps best known as the designer of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard. He wrote two argumentative and outspoken Restoration comedies, The Relapse and The Provoked Wife , which have become enduring stage favourites...
, Joseph AddisonJoseph AddisonJoseph Addison was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician. He was a man of letters, eldest son of Lancelot Addison...
, and Peter Falaiseau Special Mission - 1708: Maj.-Gen. Francis PalmesFrancis PalmesLieutenant-General Francis Palmes MP was a noted favorite general of the Duke of Marlborough.- Early life :Palmes was the second son of Francis Palmes of Carcraig and Elizabeth Taylor, daughter of Thomas Taylor of Ballyport, County Limerick...
Special Mission
- 1706: Charles Montagu, Baron Halifax
- 1709–1714: Isaac d'Alais Chargé d'affaires 1709-1711 then Secretary
- 1710 and 1711: Richard Savage, 4th Earl RiversRichard Savage, 4th Earl RiversRichard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers PC was the second son of Thomas, 3rd Earl; and after the death about 1680 of his elder brother Thomas, styled Viscount Colchester, he was designated by that title until he succeeded to the peerage....
Special Missions - 1712 and 1714: Thomas HarleyThomas HarleyThe Honourable Thomas Harley was a British politician.Harley was a younger son of Edward Harley, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. He became an alderman of London, Sheriff of London in 1764 and Lord Mayor of London in 1767...
Special Missions
- 1710 and 1711: Richard Savage, 4th Earl Rivers
- 1714: Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of ClarendonEdward Hyde, 3rd Earl of ClarendonEdward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon , styled Viscount Cornbury between 1674 and 1709, was Governor of New York and New Jersey between 1701 and 1708, and is perhaps best known for the claims of his cross-dressing while in office.-Career:Born The Hon...
Envoy Extraordinary
- 1714–1837: No mission, because the Elector (later King) of Hanover was also King of Great Britain.
Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to the King of Hanover
- 1838–1856: Hon. John Duncan Blight