The Ambassador of the Kingdom of England to the Holy Roman Emperor was the principal 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 History of Anglo-Saxon England, Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, until 1 May 1707, when it united with Kingdom of Scotland, ...

to the Holy Roman Emperors, 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 a continuous one.

English Ambassadors and Ministers to the Emperor

Ambassadors to the Holy Roman Emperor

* 1603–1604:

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''Gary M. Bell, ''A handlist of British diplomatic representatives 1509-1688'' (Royal Historical Society, Guides and handbooks, 16, 1990). * 1605–?: Sir Andrew Keith ''Special Ambassador'' * 1610–1611: Sir

''Special Ambassador'' * 1612–1613:

William Cecil, 17th Baron de Ros William Cecil, 16th Baron Ros of Helmsley (May 1590 – 27 June 1618) was an English peer, whose ill-advised marriage to Anne Lake resulted in a major scandal, which dragged on for years after his early death. He was born at Newark Castle, Nottin ...

''Special Ambassador'' * 1612–1614: Sir

''Special Ambassador'' * 1619–1620: James Hay, 1st Viscount Doncaster * 1620–1621: Sir

Henry Wotton Sir Henry Wotton (; 30 March 1568 – December 1639) was an English author, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625. When on a mission to Augsburg, in 1604, he famously said, "An ambassador is an honest gentlema ...

* 1621: John Digby, Baron Digby * 1621–1622: Simon Digby ''No representation'' * 1635–1639: John Taylor ''Agent'' * 1636:

Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel KG, (7 July 1585 – 4 October 1646) was a prominent English courtier during the reigns of King James I and King Charles I, but he made his name as a Grand Tourist and art collector rather than as a politi ...

* 1641–1642:

Sir Thomas Roe Sir Thomas Roe ( 1581 – 6 November 1644) was an English diplomat of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. Roe's voyages ranged from Central America to India; as ambassador, he represented England in the Mughal Empire, the Ottoman Empi ...

, supported by

Sir William Curtius John William Curtius (1598–1678), 1st Curtius Baronet of Sweden, FRS, was a diplomat representing the House of Stuart during the Thirty Years' War and the exile of Charles II. In later life, he served as Resident Ambassador of the English Cr ...

. ''No representation'' * 1664–1677: Sir William Curtius ''Resident Ambassador''

Envoys to the Holy Roman Emperor

* 1665–1667:

Theobald Taaffe, 1st Earl of Carlingford Theobald Taaffe, 1st Earl of Carlingford (c. 160331 December 1677), known as 2nd Viscount Taaffe, of Corren and 2nd Baron of Ballymote between 1642 and 1661, was an Irish Royalist officer who played a prominent part in the Wars of the Three Kin ...

* 1672–1673: 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, ...

* 1673:

Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough (15 November 1621 – 19 June 1697) was an English soldier, peer and courtier. Early life Styled Lord Mordaunt from 1628, he was the eldest son of John Mordaunt, 1st Earl of Peterborough. He was educa ...

''Ambassador Extraordinary'' * 1675–1681: Bevil Skelton * 1680–1681:

Charles Middleton, 2nd Earl of Middleton Charles Middleton, 2nd Earl of Middleton, Jacobite 1st Earl of Monmouth, PC (1649/1650 – 9 August 1719) was a Scottish and English politician who held several offices under Charles II and James II & VII. He served as Secretary of State ...

* 1688–1689: Nicholas Taafe, 2nd Earl of Carlingford * 1689–1692: William Paget, 7th Baron Paget ''Envoy Extraordinary''D. B. Horn, ''British Diplomatic Representatives 1689-1789'' (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932) ** 1693:

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 ...

''Secretary or agent'' * 1694–1697:

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 ...

''Envoy Extraordinary'' * 1697–1700:

Robert Sutton Robert Sutton may refer to: Politicians *Robert Sutton (died 1414), MP for Lincoln *Robert Sutton (MP for Derby), see Derby *Robert Dudley alias Sutton (died 1539), MP *Robert Sutton, 1st Baron Lexinton (1594–1668), Member of Parliament for Nott ...

''Secretary then Resident'' * 1701–1705:

''Envoy Extraordinary''The National Archives catalogue
Class SP 80 ** 1703–1704: Charles Whitworth ''Chargé d'Affaires'' * 1705:

Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland, KG, PC (23 April 167519 April 1722), known as Lord Spencer from 1688 to 1702, was an English statesman and nobleman from the Spencer family. He served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (1714–1717), Lord P ...

* 1706: Thomas Wentworth, Baron Raby ** 1707: Charles Montagu, Earl of Manchester ''Special Mission''

After the Union of England and Scotland

In 1707 the

became part of the new

. For missions from the court of St James's after 1707, see List of ambassadors of Great Britain to the Holy Roman Emperor and then List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Austria.

English Ambassadors and Ministers to the Emperor

Ambassadors to the Holy Roman Emperor

Envoys to the Holy Roman Emperor

After the Union of England and Scotland

References

See also