List of diplomats from the United Kingdom to Bavaria
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Below is an incomplete list of diplomats from the United Kingdom to Bavaria, specifically Heads of Missions sent after the creation of the Kingdom of Bavaria
in 1805, when diplomatic relations began in 1814 after the Napoleonic Wars
. Before the Napoleonic War, Great Britain maintained a diplomatic mission to the Elector of Bavaria and (from 1777) to the Elector Palatinate following his succession to the Duchy of Bavaria. This was often commonly combined with a mission to the Imperial Diet in Regensburg (Ratisbon).
Bavaria joined the German Empire
in 1871 and the Head of Mission was relegated to Chargé d'affaires
In 1903, the Head of Mission was promoted to Minister Resident and merged with that of Württemberg
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806 as Maximilian I Joseph. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918...
in 1805, when diplomatic relations began in 1814 after the Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
. Before the Napoleonic War, Great Britain maintained a diplomatic mission to the Elector of Bavaria and (from 1777) to the Elector Palatinate following his succession to the Duchy of Bavaria. This was often commonly combined with a mission to the Imperial Diet in Regensburg (Ratisbon).
To the Imperial Diet
- 1689–c1694: Hugo Hughes Secretary
- c.1694–1702: probably no mission
- 1702–1704: Charles Whitworth Resident
- 1707: Henry Davenant did not visit Ratisbon
- 1714–1716: Charles Whitworth, Envoy Extraordinary until 1710
- 1724–1725: Edward FinchEdward FinchEdward Finch-Hatton was a diplomat and politician.He was born Hon. Edward Finch, 5th son of Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham and of Hon. Anne Hatton daughter and in her issue sole heiress of Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton. He was educated at a school at Isleworth and at Trinity...
To Elector of Bavaria and to the Imperial Diet
- 1726–1727: Isaac Leheup Minster
- 1727–1745: no mission
- 1745: Thomas RobinsonThomas Robinson, 1st Baron GranthamThomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham, KB, PC was a British diplomatist and politician. He was a younger son of Sir William Robinson, Bt...
Envoy Extraordinary for special mission
- 1745: Thomas Robinson
- 1746–1758: Onslow Burrish Minister to Bavaria; also accredited to Diet 1750–1751
- 1758–1763: No representation due to Seven Years War (probably)
- 1763: Philip Stanhope
- 1764–1765: William GordonWilliam Gordon-British people:*William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen *William Gordon, 6th Viscount of Kenmure , Scottish Jacobite*William Gordon, Lord Strathnaver , MP for Tain Burghs, judged ineligible to sit because he was the eldest son of a Scottish peer*William Gordon , last of the pre-Reformation bishops...
Envoy Extraordinary to Diet only - 1765–1769: Fulke Greville Envoy Extraordinary to Bavaria; Minister to Diet
- 1769–1773: Lewis de VismeLewis De VismeLewis de Visme Esq. was a British diplomat.-His family:He was the son of Philipp de Visme, Count of Vismes, and brother of Gerard de Visme Esq., who was Administrator of the Crown jewels and diamond mines of Brazil, and brother of William Count of Vismes.His family from French noble Huguenots, who...
Minister Plenipotentary to Bavaria; Minister to Diet - 1773–1776: Hugh ElliotHugh ElliotHugh Elliot was a British diplomat and then a colonial governor.- Education and early career :Hugh Elliot was born in 1752, the second son of Sir Gilbert Elliot, and the younger brother of Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto...
Minister Plenipotentary to Bavaria; Minister to Diet - 1776–1779: Morton EdenMorton Eden, 1st Baron HenleyMorton Frederick Eden, 1st Baron Henley GCB, PC, FRS was a British diplomat.Eden was a younger son of Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Baronet and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. From 1776–79, he was Minister to Bavaria, then to Copenhagen 1779–82, Dresden 1783–91, Berlin...
Ministers Plenipotentiary to Elector Palatine and Ministers to the Imperial Diet
- 1780–1783: Hon. John Trevor
- 1783–1796: Thomas Walpole
- 1794–1798: Richard Shepherd Chargé d'Affaires
- 1798–1799: Hon. Arthur PagetArthur Paget (diplomat)Sir Arthur Paget GCB, PC was a British diplomat and politician.-Family and early life:Arthur Paget was the third son of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge and his wife Jane Chamagné daughter of Arthur Chamagné, Dean of Clonmacnoise in Ireland. He was a younger brother of Henry Paget, 1st Marquess...
- 1799–1800: Robert Walrond Chargé d'Affaires
- 1800: William Wickham Plenipotentary
- 1799–1804: Francis DrakeFrancis Drake (diplomat)Francis Drake , of Yardbury and Wells, was a British diplomat, holding positions at Genoa and Munich during the Napoleonic Wars.Francis Drake was the son of Rev. Francis Drake, Vicar of Seaton and Beer...
To King of Bavaria
- 1804–1814: No diplomatic relations due to Napoleonic War
- 1814–1815: George RoseGeorge Henry RoseSir George Henry Rose GCH PC was the eldest son of George Rose. He was Member of Parliament for Southampton from 1794–1813 and for Christchurch from 1818–32 and 1837–44, Clerk of the Parliaments from 1818–55 and sometime Envoy Extraordinary to Munich and Berlin, and to the...
- 1815–1820: Hon. Frederick LambFrederick Lamb, 3rd Viscount MelbourneFrederick James Lamb, 3rd Viscount Melbourne PC, GCB , known as the Lord Beauvale from 1839 to 1848, was a British diplomat....
- 1820–1828: Brook Taylor
- 1828–1843: David Erskine, 2nd Baron ErskineDavid Erskine, 2nd Baron ErskineDavid Montagu Erskine, 2nd Baron Erskine was a British diplomat and politician.-Background and education:...
- 1843–1862: John Milbanke
- 1862–1866: Lord Augustus Loftus
- 1866–1871: Sir Henry Howard
Bavaria joined the German Empire
German Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...
in 1871 and the Head of Mission was relegated to Chargé d'affaires
Chargés d'affaires
- 1872–1876: Robert Morier
- 1876–1882: Edward StantonEdward Stanton (diplomat)General Sir Edward Stanton, KCB, KCMG was a British officer and diplomat.Edward Stanton was the son of William H. Stanton, Esq., of Stroud, Gloucestershire. Born on 19 February 1827, he was educated at Woolwich Academy. He was commissioned as second lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 19 December...
- 1882–1885: Hugh Macdonell
- 1885–1903: Victor Drummond
In 1903, the Head of Mission was promoted to Minister Resident and merged with that of Württemberg
Ministers resident
- 1903–1906: Reginald Tower
- 1906–1908: Fairfax CartwrightFairfax Leighton CartwrightSir Fairfax Leighton Cartwright GCMG GCVO was an author and British diplomat who became ambassador to the Austro-Hungarian empire before World War I.-Life:...
- 1909–1910: Ralph PagetRalph PagetSir Ralph Spencer Paget KCMG, CVO, PC was a diplomat in the British Foreign Service, culminating in his appointment as Ambassador to Brazil in 1918...
- 1910–?: Sir Vincent Corbett