List of ambassadors of the Kingdom of England to the Holy Roman Emperor
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Appointer | The monarch |
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The Ambassador of the Kingdom of England to the Holy Roman Emperor was the principal diplomatic representative of the historic Kingdom of England to the Holy Roman Emperors, before the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707.
The position was not a continuous one.
List of heads of mission
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Ambassadors to the Holy Roman Emperor
- 1619-1620: James Hay, 1st Viscount Doncaster[1]
- 1620-1621: Sir Henry Wotton[1]
- 1621: John Digby, Baron Digby[1]
- 1621-1622: Simon Digby[1]
No representation
- 1635-1639: John Taylor Agent[1]
- 1636: Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel[1]
- 1641-1642: Sir Thomas Roe[1]
No representation
- 1664 - 1677: Sir William Curtius Resident Ambassador[1]
Envoys to the Holy Roman Emperor
- 1665-1667: Theobald Taaffe, 1st Earl of Carlingford[1]
- 1672-1673: Sir Bernard Gascoigne[1]
- 1673: Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough Ambassador Extraordinary[1]
- 1675-1681: Bevil Skelton[1]
- 1680-1681: Charles Middleton, 2nd Earl of Middleton[1]
- 1688-1689: Nicholas Taafe, 2nd Earl of Carlingford[1]
- 1689-1692: William Paget, 7th Baron Paget Envoy Extraordinary[2]
- 1693: George Stepney Secretary or agent[2]
- 1694-1697: Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton Envoy Extraordinary[2]
- 1697-1700: Robert Sutton Secretary then Resident[2]
- 1701-1705: George Stepney Envoy Extraordinary[2][3]
- 1703-1704: Charles Whitworth Chargé d'Affaires[2][3]
- 1705: Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland[2]
- 1706: Thomas Wentworth, Baron Raby[2]
- 1707: Charles Montagu, Earl of Manchester Special Mission[2]
After the Union of England and Scotland
In 1707 the Kingdom of England became part of the new Kingdom of Great Britain. For missions from the court of St James's after 1707, see List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Austria.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Gary M. Bell, A handlist of British diplomatic representatives 1509-1688 (Royal Historical Society, Guides and handbooks, 16, 1990).
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 D. B. Horn, British Diplomatic Representatives 1689-1789 (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932)
- 1 2 The National Archives catalogue, Class SP 80
See also
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