List of diplomats of Great Britain to the Republic of Genoa
List of diplomats from the United Kingdom to the Republic of Genoa
- 1697-1698 and 1702-1705: Sir Lambert Blackwell[1]
- 1705: Col. Mitford Crowe Resident[1]
- 1706-1711: Dr Henry Newton (usually absent)[1]
- 1708-1713: William Richard Chetwynd Resident 1708-1711; then Envoy Extraordinary[1][2]
- 1710: John Molesworth Envoy Extraorinary[1]
- 1714-1722: Henry Davenant[1]
- No formal representation 1722-1763, other than consuls
- c.1723-1738: John Bagshaw Consul[3]
- c.1738-c.1756: John Birtles Consul[3]
- c.1758-1775: James Hollford Consul[3]
- 1763: Capt Augustus Harvey Minister[1]
- 1763-1766: Commodore Thomas Harrison Minister[1]
- 1767-1769: Commodore Richard Spey Minister[1]
- No formal diplomatic representation 1769-1793
- 1793-1795: Francis Drake[4] Minister Plenipotentiary[5]
- 1795-1797: Joseph Brame in charge[5]
In 1797, the Republic passed under French control and was formally annexed to France in 1805
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i D. B. Horn, British Diplomatic Representatives 1689-1789 (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932)
- ^ H. M. Stephens, ‘Chetwynd, William Richard, third Viscount Chetwynd (1685?–1770)’, rev. Philip Carter, (Oxford Dictionary of National Biography), Oxford University Press, 2004 [1], accessed 15 Nov 2008.
- ^ a b c http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/default.asp The National Archives catalogue, class SP 79
- ^ London Gazette 13545
- ^ a b S. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, British Diplomatic Representatives 1789-1852 (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934).