The United Kingdom had a diplomatic representative to the three sovereign Hanseatic cities of

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, Hamburg and Lübeck until German unification in 1871. The envoy was usually only a resident, but sometimes he was also minister plenipotentiary to Lower Saxony. He was usually resident at Hamburg, which had long been an important port for British trade, and the staple port of the

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Residents

*1689–1700: Sir Paul RycautD. B. Horn, ''British Diplomatic Representatives 1689–1789'' (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932) *1702–1713: John Wich ''Envoy Extraordinary'' from 1709 **1707–1709: Dr John Robinson ( Envoy Extraordinary to Sweden) was resident in Hamburg *1713–1741: Cyril Wich or Wyche ''Chargé d'Affaires'' 1713–1714; ''Resident'' 1714–1719; ''Minister'' 1719–1725; ''Envoy Extraordinary'' 1712–1741; created a Baronet in 1729 *1741–1756: James Cope *1757–1763:

Philip Stanhope Philip Stanhope may refer to: * Philip Stanhope (Royalist officer) (died 1645), English Civil War Royalist colonel * Philip Stanhope, 1st Earl of Chesterfield (1584–1656), English peer * Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield (1634–1 ...

J. Haydn, ''Book of Dignities'' (1851), 79. *1762–1763:

Robert Colbrooke The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

Residents to the Hanse Towns and minister plenipotentiary to Lower Saxony

*1763–1772:

Ralph Woodford Sir Ralph James Woodford, 2nd Baronet (1784–17 May 1828), was a British colonial administrator who was the longest-serving governor of Trinidad. Young and energetic, from 1813 he sought to bring order to Trinidad society and greatly improved ...

*1772–1790:

Emmanuel Matthias Immanuel ( he, עִמָּנוּאֵל, 'Īmmānū'ēl, meaning, "God is with us"; also romanized: , ; and or in Koine Greek of the New Testament) is a Hebrew name that appears in the Book of Isaiah (7:14) as a sign that God will protect the H ...

*1790–1798:

Charles Henry Fraser Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

*1798–1803: Sir James Crauford, Bt, also to Denmark and Meckenburg *1803–1805: Sir George Rumbold, Bt *1805–1807: Edward Thornton *1807–1813: ''No diplomatic relations during the Continental System''S. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, ''British Diplomatic Representatives 1789–1852'' (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934). **1813:

Alexander Cockburn Alexander Claud Cockburn ( ; 6 June 1941 – 21 July 2012) was a Scottish-born Irish-American political journalist and writer. Cockburn was brought up by British parents in Ireland, but lived and worked in the United States from 1972. Together ...

''Special Mission'' *1815–1820:

''Envoy Extraordinary'' *1820–1823:

Joseph Charles Mellish Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

''Chargé d'Affaires'' *1823–1836: ''No diplomatic representation'' *1836–1841: Henry Canning ''Chargé d'Affaires'' *1841–60: Colonel George Lloyd Hodges ''Chargé d'Affaires'' *1860–70: John Ward ''Chargé d'Affaires and Consul-General''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:List of Diplomats From The United Kingdom to the Hanseatic League United Kingdom United Kingdom Diplomats, United Kingdom Hanseatic Cities

Hanseatic League The Hanseatic League (; gml, Hanse, , ; german: label=Modern German, Deutsche Hanse) was a medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German to ...

United Kingdom

Heads of Mission

Residents

Residents to the Hanse Towns and minister plenipotentiary to Lower Saxony

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References