This article consists of a list of diplomats from the United Kingdom to the

Elector of Cologne The Archbishop of Cologne is an archbishop governing the Archdiocese of Cologne of the Catholic Church in western North Rhine-Westphalia and is also a historical state in the Rhine holding the birthplace of Beethoven and northern Rhineland-Palat ...

. For considerable periods, the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

and its predecessors maintained no continuous mission to the Elector.

Heads of Mission

*1695–1696:

George Stepney George Stepney (1663 – 15 September 1707) was an English poet and diplomat. Stepney was the son of George Stepney, groom of the chamber to Charles II, and was born at Westminster. He was admitted on the foundation of Westminster School in 16 ...

''Envoy Extraordinary''D. B. Horn, ''British Diplomatic Representatives 1689-1789'' (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932) *1696–1745: ''No regular mission'' **1726: Isaac Leheup ''Minister'' (did not reach

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

). **1743: Hon. Thomas Villiers, British Envoy to Saxony and Poland was also accredited to many states of the Holy Roman Empire *1745–1758: Onslow Burrish ''Minister'', also to

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

and other states *1755–1781: George Cressner ''Minister'' to the City of

until 1763, then ''Minister Plenipotentiary'' to the Elector, but residing at

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...

1759–1763, due to French occupation of Cologne. *1781–1801: Ralph Heathcote senior ''Minister Plenipotentiary'', left

Bonn The federal city of Bonn ( lat, Bonna) is a city on the banks of the Rhine in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, with a population of over 300,000. About south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ru ...

in 1794 with the ElectorS. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, ''British Diplomatic Representatives 1789-1852'' (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934). *1801–1806: Brook Taylor ''Minister Plenipotentiary'', but did not visit Bonn or present his credentials ''The Elector's lands west of the

Rhine ), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland , source1_coordinates= , source1_elevation = , source2 = Rein Posteriur/Hinterrhein , source2_location = Paradies Glacier, Graubünden, Switzerland , source2_coordinates= , so ...

were occupied by the French in 1795 and annexed. The Archbishopric was left vacant on the death of the Elector in 1805. The lands east of the Rhine were secularised as the Duchy of Westphalia in 1803, which was given to the

Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt The Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt (german: Landgrafschaft Hessen-Darmstadt) was a State of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by a younger branch of the House of Hesse. It was formed in 1567 following the division of the Landgraviate of Hesse betwee ...

''.

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{{Lists of UK diplomats posted to former states

Electorate of Cologne

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