Below is an ''incomplete'' list of diplomats from the United Kingdom to the

Grand Duchy of Tuscany The Grand Duchy of Tuscany ( it, Granducato di Toscana; la, Magnus Ducatus Etruriae) was an Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Republic of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence. In th ...

, specifically Heads of Missions.

Heads of Missions

Envoys Extraordinary

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sent no envoys to Italy before 1600.'' *:1600–1601:

Lodowick Bryskett Lodowick Bryskett (1547–1612 ca., fl. 1571–1611), was a poet, translator, diplomat and Irish official. He served as Special Ambassador from England to Tuscany in 1600-01. Life He is stated to have been the son of ‘a natural (born) Italian', ...

''Special Ambassador''Gary M. Bell, ''A handlist of British diplomatic representatives 1509-1688'' (Royal Historical Society, Guides and handbooks, 16, 1990). *:1603–1604: Sir Anthony Standen ''Special Ambassador'' *:1604: Sir Michael Balfour ''Special Ambassador'' *:1608–1609: Sir

Stephen Lesieur Stephen Lesieur or Le Sieur ( fl. 1575 –1640) was a Swiss-born English ambassador to Denmark, Florence, and the Holy Roman Empire. Career Lesieur was born in Geneva, came to England in 1575, and was first employed as a servant of Sir Philip Sidn ...

''Special Ambassador'' ''No representation'' *1631–1633: Jerome Weston ''No representation'' *1659–1664: Joseph Kent ''Agent'' *:1661:

George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol George Digby, 2nd Earl of Bristol, (bapt. 5 November 161220 March 1677) was an English politician who as Lord Digby (a courtesy title) sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641, when he was raised to the House of Lords by a writ of acc ...

''Special Ambassador'' *1665–1671:

Sir John Finch John Finch, 1st Baron Finch (17 September 1584 – 27 November 1660) was an English judge, and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1629. He was Speaker of the House of Commons. Early life Finch was th ...

''Ambassador'' *:1670:

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''Ambassador Extraordinary'' *:1670: Clement Cottrell ''Special Ambassador'' *:1670: James Hamilton *:1672: Sir

Bernard Gascoigne Sir Bernard Gascoigne ( it, Bernardo Guasconi), April/May 1614 to 10 January 1687, was an Italian mercenary from Florence in Tuscany, who served with the Royalist army during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Captured at Colchester in August 1648, ...

''in Florence during mission to Emperor of Germany'' *1678: Thomas Plott ''Agent'' * 1681–1689: Sir Thomas Dereham, Bt ''Minister Resident'' * 1689–1690: Sir Lambert BlackwellD. B. Horn, ''British Diplomatic Representatives 1689-1789'' (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932) *1690–1697: ''No diplomatic relations'' Sir Lambert Blackwell resided at Leghorn as consul *1697–1705: Sir Lambert Blackwell *1704–1711 Dr Henry Newton *1710–1714: Hon. John Molesworth *1714–1722:

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*1722–1724: Hon. John Molesworth ''Envoy to Savoy but residing in Tuscany 1722–1723 and treated as Plenipotentiary'' *1724–1733: Francis Colman ''Resident'' *1733–1734: Brinley Skinner (consul) ''Chargé d'affaires'' *1734–1739: Charles FaneThe National Archives, Class SP98
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Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary

*1740–1786: Sir Horace Mann, 1st BtHaydn, Joseph - ''The Book of Dignities'', 1851 ''Chargé d'affaires'' 1738-1740; ''Minister'' 1740-1765; ''Envoy Extraordinary'' 1767-1782; ''Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary'' 1782-1786 * 1786–1787: Sir Horace Mann, 2nd Bt ''Chargé d'affaires'' after his uncle's death *1787–1788:

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(Consul at Leghorn) ''Chargé d'affaires'' **1787: William Fawkener (''

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'') *1787–1794:

John Hervey, Lord Hervey Captain John Augustus Hervey, Lord Hervey, RN (1 January 1757 – 10 January 1796) was a British diplomat. *1794–1814: Hon. William Wyndham *1814–''1818'': John Fane, Lord Burghersh ''Also to

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Modena Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ...

and Lucca from 1818'' *''1818''–1830: John Fane, Lord Burghersh

Ministers Resident

*1830–1835:

Sir George Seymour Sir George Seymour was an English knight. Born in Chelmsford on 11 June. Life He was a younger son of John Seymour and Elizabeth Darrell. He was High Sheriff of Wiltshire This is a list of the Sheriffs and (after 1 April 1974) High She ...

*1835–1838: Hon. Ralph Abercromby

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Grand Duke of Tuscany

*1838–1846: Hon. Henry Fox *1846–1850: Sir George Hamilton *1850–1851: Richard Sheil *1851–1852: James Hudson *1852–1854: Sir Henry Bulwer *1854–1858:

Constantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby Constantine Henry Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby, (15 May 1797 – 28 July 1863), styled Viscount Normanby between 1812 and 1831 and known as The Earl of Mulgrave between 1831 and 1838, was a British Whig politician and author. He nota ...

*1858: Henry Howard (''pro tempore'') *1858: Richard Lyons *Dec 1858–1859:

Peter Campbell Scarlett Peter Campbell Scarlett CB, DL (27 November 1804 – 15 July 1881), styled The Honourable from 1830, was a British diplomat. Background Scarlett was the youngest child of James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger and his wife Louise Henrietta Campbe ...

''In 1858, the Grand Duchy was occupied by

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...

and abolished in 1859''

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