The Ambassador of the Kingdom of England to Denmark was the foremost diplomatic representative of the historic

Kingdom of England The Kingdom of England (, ) was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from 12 July 927, when it emerged from various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, until 1 May 1707, when it united with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. On 1 ...

in Denmark, also referred to as the Kingdoms of Denmark and Norway, before the creation of the

Kingdom of Great Britain The Kingdom of Great Britain (officially Great Britain) was a Sovereign state, sovereign country in Western Europe from 1 May 1707 to the end of 31 December 1800. The state was created by the 1706 Treaty of Union and ratified by the Acts of ...

in 1707. The position was not always a continuous or permanent one, and there was sometimes no diplomatic representation between the two countries.

Envoys Extraordinary of England

*1655:

Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester Lieutenant-General Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester (26 October 1612 – 19 February 1658), known as The Lord Wilmot between 1643 and 1644 and as The Viscount Wilmot between 1644 and 1652, was an English Cavalier who fought for the Royalist cau ...

*September 1664 to April 1666: Sir Gilbert Talbot, Special Envoy; *1671: Hon. Charles Bertie *1671–1672: Charles Stewart, 3rd Duke of Richmond *1681-1682:

Robert Robartes, Viscount Bodmin Robert Robartes, Viscount Bodmin (7 February 1634 – 8 February 1682) was a Cornish diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1660 and 1679. He was later ambassador to Denmark. Robartes was the eldest son of John Robar ...

Dictionary of National Biography *1685-1692 Robert MolesworthThe National Archives Catalogue
class SP 75.D. B. Horn, ''British Diplomatic Representatives 1689-1789'' (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932) **1689:

Thomas Fotherby Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the A ...

''Commissary and Plenipotentiary'' **1691: Charles Douglas ''Special Mission '' *1692-1702 Hugh Greg ''Chargé d'Affaires'' until 1711, then ''Minister Resident'' **1693:

Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexinton Robert Sutton, 2nd Baron Lexington PC (6 January 166219 September 1723) was an English diplomat. Family He was the son of Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexington and his third wife Mary St. Leger. On 14 September 1691, he married Margaret, (d. Apr ...

**1699-1700:

James Cressett James Cressett or Cresset (c. 1655 – 26 July 1710) was an English diplomat. Cressett was the son of James Cressett, Rector of Cound. In April 1671, aged 16,he matriculated at Oriel College, Oxford, gaining a B.A. in 1673-4 and an M.A. in 1677. I ...

*1702-1706

James Vernon the younger James Vernon the Younger (15 June 1677 – 17 April 1756) was a British government official, courtier, diplomat and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1710. He was an envoy to Denmark from 1702 to 1707. Early life Ver ...

(d. 1756), son of

James Vernon James Vernon (1646–1727) was an English administrator and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1679 and 1710. He was Secretary of State for both the Northern and the Southern Departments during the rei ...

, Secretary of State

After the Union of England and Scotland

In 1707 the

became part of the new

. For missions from the

Court of St James's The Court of St James's is the royal court for the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. All ambassadors to the United Kingdom are formally received by the court. All ambassadors from the United Kingdom are formally accredited from the court – & ...

after 1707, see

List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Denmark The ambassador of Great Britain to Denmark was the foremost diplomatic representative in Denmark (also referred to as the kingdoms of Denmark and Norway) of the Kingdom of Great Britain, a European state created by the Treaty of Union of 1707, ...

References

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