List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Russia

The Ambassador of Great Britain to Russia was the foremost diplomatic representative in Russia of the Kingdom of Great Britain, a state created in 1707 by the Union of England and Scotland. The British Ambassador was the head of the diplomatic mission in Russia. The Embassy was a prestigious posting in the British foreign service.

Ambassador of Great Britain to Russia
Arms of Great Britain
StyleHis Excellency
AppointerThe monarch
Inaugural holderCharles Townshend, Viscount Townshend
First Ambassador of Great Britain to France (Plenipotentiary)
Final holderJames Harris, Baron Malmesbury
Last Ambassador of Great Britain to France (Plenipotentiary)

For Ambassadors up to 1707, see List of Ambassadors of the Kingdom of England to Russia. For Ambassadors after 1800, see List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Russia.

Minister and Ambassador
  • 1707-1712 : Charles Goodfellow Minister and Consul-General (previously Minister to Russia of the Kingdom of England, 1699-1707).[1]
  • 1707-1712 : Charles Whitworth, Envoy of the Kingdom of England 1704-1707 and of Great Britain, 1707-1709; Ambassador extraordinary 1709-1711; Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary 1711-1712[1][2]

Ministers Resident

Envoys Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

1800-1801: Diplomatic relations were suspended during the Second League of Armed Neutrality

References
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  3. Balfour Paul, Vol II, p217
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  5. [Anon.], ‘Hatton, Edward Finch- (1697?–1771)’, rev. R. D. E. Eagles, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004) , accessed 12 Oct 2008
  6. L.B.N. "STANLEY, Hans (1721-80), of Paultons, nr. Romsey, Hants, and Ventnor I.o.W." History of Parliament online. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  7. Roland Thorne, ‘Whitworth, Charles, Earl Whitworth (1752–1825)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 4 April 2009
  8. S. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, British Diplomatic Representatives 1789-1852 (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934).
  9. James Boswell website
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