The ambassador of the Kingdom of England to France (

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: l'ambassadeur anglais en France) was the foremost diplomatic representative of the historic Kingdom of England in France, before the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The position was not a continuous one, and there was sometimes no diplomatic representation, due to wars between the two countries.

English ambassadors and Ministers to France

Before 1602

* Sir Charles Somerset 1505 *1514–1515: Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk *1518–1521: Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire *1529-?: Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk *Periods in 1540s and 1550s:

Nicholas Wotton Nicholas Wotton (c. 1497 – 26 January 1567) was an English diplomat, cleric and courtier. Life He was a son of Sir Robert Wotton of Boughton Malherbe, Kent, and a descendant of Sir Nicholas Wotton, Lord Mayor of London in 1415 and 1430, who ...

*1559–1564: Sir Nicolas Throckmorton *1564–1566: Sir Thomas Smith *1566:

Sir Thomas Hoby Sir Thomas Hoby (1530 – 13 July 1566) was an English diplomat and translator. Early life Hoby was born in 1530. He was the second son of William Hoby of Leominster, Herefordshire, by his second wife, Katherine, daughter of John Forden. He wa ...

*1566–1570:

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*1570–1573:

Sir Francis Walsingham Sir Francis Walsingham ( – 6 April 1590) was principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England from 20 December 1573 until his death and is popularly remembered as her "spymaster". Born to a well-connected family of gentry, Wals ...

*1573–1576:

Valentine Dale Valentine Dale (died 1589) was an English jurist and diplomat. He served as Judge of the High Court of Admiralty from 1584 to 1589. Life He supplicated the university of Oxford in 1541 for the degree of B.A., but does not appear to have been ...

*1576–1579:

Sir Amias Paulet Sir Amias Paulet (1532 – 26 September 1588) of Hinton St. George, Somerset, was an English diplomat, Governor of Jersey, and the gaoler for a period of Mary, Queen of Scots. Origins He was the son of Sir Hugh Paulet of Hinton St Georg ...

*1579–1583: Sir Henry Cobham (Henry Brooke) *1583–1590: Sir Edward Stafford *1591–1592: Sir

Henry Unton Sir Henry Unton (or Umpton) (c. 155723 March 1596) was an Elizabethan English diplomat. Life Unton was born at Wychwood and was the second son of Sir Edward Unton (d. 1583) of Wadley House, near Faringdon, Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). His mo ...

M. Greengrass, ‘Edmondes, Sir Thomas (d. 1639)’, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 200

accessed 12 Jan 2009. **1592–1596: Thomas Edmondes, Sir Thomas Esmondes ''Chargé d'affaires'' *1596–1597: Sir

Anthony Mildmay Sir Anthony Mildmay (died 1617) of Apethorpe Palace, Northamptonshire, served as a Member of Parliament for Wiltshire from 1584 to 1586 and as English ambassador in Paris in 1597. Origins Mildmay was the eldest son of Sir Walter Mildmay ( ...

**1597–1599: Thomas Edmondes, Sir Thomas Esmondes ''Chargé d'affaires'' *1599–1600: Sir Henry Neville **1601 Thomas Edmondes, Sir Thomas Esmondes, ''Special Ambassador''

1602–1689

*1602–1606: Sir Thomas Parry **1604: Sir James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle **1604–1605: The Duke of Lennox and Richmond *1605–1609:

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''Resident ambassador'' **1606: Sir William Godolphin *1609–1610: William Beecher ''Chargé d'Affaires'' *1610–1617:

Thomas Edmondes Sir Thomas Edmonds (1563 – 20 September 1639) was an English diplomat and politician who served under three successive monarchs, Queen Elizabeth I, Kings James I and Charles I, and occupied the office of Treasurer of the Royal Household from ...

''Resident Ambassador'' J. Palmer, ''A Biographical History of England'' (1824), 86. **1610: Edward Wotton, 1st Baron Wotton **1616: Sir James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle *1617–1619: William Beecher ''Agent'' (''Chargé d'Affaires'') *1619–1624: Sir Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury ''Resident Ambassador'' (but not Sept 1621 to June 1622) *1621–1622: James Hay, Viscount Doncaster **1624–1625: Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland **1624–1625: James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle *1624–1625: Sir George Goring, 1st Earl of Norwich ''Agent'' **1625:

George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, 28 August 1592 – 23 August 1628), was an English courtier, statesman, and patron of the arts. He was a favourite and possibly also a lover of King James I of England. Buckingham remained at the ...

*1625–1627: Sir Edward Barrett, 1st Lord Barrett of Newburgh appointed ''Resident Ambassador'', but did not go **1625: Thomas Lorkin ''Agent'' **1625–1626: Henry Rich, 1st Earl of Holland and

Sir Dudley Carleton Dudley Carleton, 1st Viscount Dorchester (10 March 1573 – 15 February 1632) was an English art collector, diplomat and Secretary of State (England), Secretary of State. Early life He was the second son of Anthony Carleton of Brightwell Baldw ...

*1626–1627:

William Lewis William or Willie Lewis may refer to: Politicians * William Lewis (MP for Anglesey) (by 1526–1601 or later), MP for Anglesey in 1553 and 1555 * William Lewis (MP for Helston), MP for Helston in 1584 * William Lewis (MP for King's Lynn) (died 15 ...

''Agent'' **1626: Dudley Carleton, Lord Carleton **1626:

Walter Montagu Walter Montagu (c. 1603–1677) was an English courtier, secret agent (a.k.a. David Cutler) and Benedictine abbot. Life He was the second son of Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester, by his first wife Catherine Spencer. He was born in the par ...

*1626–1627:

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*1627–1628:

**1629–1630: Thomas Edmonds, ''Special mission'' *1629–1640: Réné Augier ''Agent'' (with de Vic) *1630–1636: Henry de Vic ''Agent'' or ''Chargé d'affaires'' when there was no ambassadorGary M. Bell, ''A handlist of British diplomatic representatives 1509–1688'' (Royal Historical Society, Guides and handbooks, 16, 1990). **1630–1631:

''Ambassador'' (3 special missions) **1631–1632: Sir

Isaac Wake Sir Isaac Wake (1580/81 – 1632Vivienne Larminie‘Wake, Sir Isaac (1580/81–1632)’ ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2008) was an English diplomat and political commentator. He ...

**1631–1633: Jerome Weston ''Special Mission'' *1635–1639: John Scudamore, 1st Viscount Scudamore ''Ambassador Ordinary'' *1636–1641: Robert Sidney, 2nd Earl of Leicester ''Ambassador Extraordinary'' **1639–1640: Thomas Windebank *1641–1650: Richard Browne ''Agent'' (for Charles I, then representing the exiled Charles II) **1642–1643: William Kerr, 3rd Earl of Lothian (for Scots Privy Council and Charles I) *1643–1644: George Goring, Lord Goring (for Charles I) *1644–1651: Réné Augier ''Agent''; then ''Resident Ambassador'' (for Parliament) *1651–1655: Réné Petit ''Agent'' *1655–1656: Réné Augier ''Agent'' *1656–1659: Sir William Lockhart ''Ambassador'' **1658: Thomas Belasyse, Viscount Fauconberg *1660:

William Crofts, 1st Baron Crofts William Crofts, 1st Baron Crofts (c.1611–1677) was an English baron and Gentleman of the Bedchamber to Charles II. Life He was the son of Sir Henry Crofts, MP, of Little Saxham, Suffolk. He moved to court c.1630 as a servant of Queen Hen ...

''Ambassador Extraordinary'' *1660–1661: Henry Jermyn, Earl of St Albans ''Ambassador Extraordinary'' **1661:

Samuel Tuke Samuel Tuke may refer to: *Sir Samuel Tuke, 1st Baronet (c.1615–1674), English Royalist officer, playwright and nobleman *Samuel Tuke (reformer) Samuel Tuke (31 July 1784 – 14 October 1857) was a Quaker philanthropist and mental-health ref ...

''Ambassador Extraordinary'' *1661-?:

and Laurence Hyde ''Special Ambassadors'' *1662: Henry Jermyn, Earl of St Albans ''Ambassador Extraordinary'' *1662–1663:

Ralph Montagu Ralph Montagu, 1st Duke of Montagu (24 December 1638 – 9 March 1709) was an English courtier and diplomat. Background Ralph Montagu was the second son of Edward Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu of Boughton (1616–1684), and Anne Winwood, daughte ...

''Agent?'' *1662–1666: Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles ''Ambassador Extraordinary'' *1666–1668: Henry Jermyn, Earl of St Albans *1668: Sir John Trevor *1669–1672:

**1669 and 1670: Charles Sackville, Baron Buckhurst **1670: George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham **1671: John Belasyse, Baron Belasyse **1671 and 1672: Sidney Godolphin *1672–1677: William Perwich ''Agent'' (and ''Chargé d'affaires'' when no ambassador) *1672: Henry Savile, Ambassador *1672: Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory *1672–1673: Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland *1673: Sir

Edward Spragge Sir Edward Spragge (name also written as Spragg or Sprague) (circa 1620 – 21 August 1673) was an Irish-born English admiral of the Royal Navy. He was a fiery, brilliantly accomplished seaman who fought in many great actions after the restoration ...

*1673–1675: Sir William Lockhart **1673: Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough, 'made diplomatic contact in France, Apr. 1673, on his way to the Emperor' **1674:

Bevil Skelton Bevil Skelton (1641–1696) was a British foreign envoy and diplomat. Probably descended from the Skeltons of Armthwaite Castle, Cumberland, Bevil Skelton began his career as a colonel in the British Army, eventually rising to the position of Li ...

''Secret Mission'' *1675–1676: John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton ''Ambassador Extraordinary'' *1676–1678:

''Ambassador Extraordinary'' *1676–1679: John Brisbane ''Agent''; and then ''Chargé d'affaires'' **1677:

Louis Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham, Order of the Garter, KG (164119 April 1709) was a French nobleman who became Earl of Feversham in House of Stuart, Stuart England. Born in France, he was marquis de Blanquefort and sixth son of Guy Aldonce ...

''Special Ambassador'' *1678–1679: Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland ''Ambassador Extraordinary'' *1679–1682: Henry Savile, ''Envoy Extraordinary'' *1682–1685: Richard Graham, 1st Viscount Preston, ''Envoy Extraordinary'' **1682: Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham, ''Ambassador Extraordinary'' **1683:

George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton Major-General George Douglas, 1st Earl of Dumbarton KT (1635 – 20 March 1692) was a Scottish military officer who spent much of his career in the service of King Louis XIV. In 1678, he returned to England; as a Catholic, he was a trusted servan ...

''Special Ambassador'' **1683–1684: James Hamilton, Earl of Arran ''Ambassador Extraordinary'' *1685: John Churchill, Baron Churchill ''Ambassador Extraordinary'' *1685–1686: Sir William Trumbull ''Ambassador Extraordinary'' *1686–1688:

''Envoy Extraordinary'' *1688–1689: Henry Waldegrave, 1st Baron Waldegrave ''Envoy Extraordinary''

Ambassadors Extraordinary, from 1689

*''No representation 1689–1697 due to the

Nine Years' War The Nine Years' War (1688–1697), often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg, was a conflict between France and a European coalition which mainly included the Holy Roman Empire (led by the Habsburg monarch ...

'' *1697–1698: The Earl of PortlandD. B. Horn, ''British Diplomatic Representatives 1689–1789'' (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932) *1698–1699: The Earl of Jersey *1699–1701: The Earl of Manchester *No representation from 1701 to 1712, due to the War of the Spanish Succession

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

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after 1707, see

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