Arthur Villettes was a

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diplomat A diplomat (from grc, δίπλωμα; romanized ''diploma'') is a person appointed by a state or an intergovernmental institution such as the United Nations or the European Union to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or internati ...

who played an important role in diplomatic negotiations of the 18th century often serving as an envoy of the long-standing controller of British foreign policy the

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. This reached a height during the

War of the Austrian Succession The War of the Austrian Succession () was a European conflict that took place between 1740 and 1748. Fought primarily in Central Europe, the Austrian Netherlands, Italy, the Atlantic and Mediterranean, related conflicts included King George's W ...

when he served as the British Resident in Sardinia, and was given enormous discretion over negotiations with Britain's Allies and opponents until he caused serious offence to

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following the Siege of Genoa in 1746.Lodge p.201-02 Between 1750 and 1765, he served as British Ambassador to

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

References

Bibliography

* Lodge, Sir Richard. ''Studies in Eighteenth Century Diplomacy 1740-1748''. John Murray, 1930. British people of the War of the Austrian Succession 18th-century British people Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Switzerland Year of birth missing Year of death missing {{UK-diplomat-stub