Richard Meade, 3rd Earl of Clanwilliam
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Richard Charles Francis Christian Meade, 3rd Earl of Clanwilliam GCH
(15 August 1795 – 7 October 1879) was a British ambassador.
The only son of the 2nd Earl of Clanwilliam (whose titles he inherited, aged ten), Lord Clanwilliam was educated Eton
and afterwards joined the Diplomatic Service
.
He attended Lord Castlereagh
's suite at the Congress of Vienna
in 1814 and was his private secretary from 1817–19 in the latter's capacity as Foreign Secretary. He became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in 1822 and afterwards Envoy to Berlin from 1823–27. In 1828, he was created Baron Clanwilliam in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
and married Lady Elizabeth Herbert (a daughter of the 11th Earl of Pembroke
) on 5 July 1830. He died in 1879 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Richard
.
Royal Guelphic Order
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(15 August 1795 – 7 October 1879) was a British ambassador.
The only son of the 2nd Earl of Clanwilliam (whose titles he inherited, aged ten), Lord Clanwilliam was educated Eton
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and afterwards joined the Diplomatic Service
Diplomatic service
Diplomatic service is the body of diplomats and foreign policy officers maintained by the government of a country to communicate with the governments of other countries. Diplomatic personnel enjoy diplomatic immunity when they are accredited to other countries...
.
He attended Lord Castlereagh
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
Robert Stewart, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, KG, GCH, PC, PC , usually known as Lord CastlereaghThe name Castlereagh derives from the baronies of Castlereagh and Ards, in which the manors of Newtownards and Comber were located...
's suite at the Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September, 1814 to June, 1815. The objective of the Congress was to settle the many issues arising from the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars,...
in 1814 and was his private secretary from 1817–19 in the latter's capacity as Foreign Secretary. He became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in 1822 and afterwards Envoy to Berlin from 1823–27. In 1828, he was created Baron Clanwilliam in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
and married Lady Elizabeth Herbert (a daughter of the 11th Earl of Pembroke
George Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke
General George Augustus Herbert, 11th Earl of Pembroke and 8th Earl of Montgomery, KG, PC was a British peer, army officer and politician.-Early life:...
) on 5 July 1830. He died in 1879 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Richard
Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam
Admiral of the Fleet Richard James Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam, GCB, KCMG , styled Lord Gillford until 1879, was a British Royal Navy officer and peer.-Background:...
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