List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Bavaria

Below is an incomplete list of diplomats from the United Kingdom to Bavaria, specifically Heads of Missions sent after the creation of the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1805, when diplomatic relations began in 1814 after the Napoleonic Wars.[1] Before the Napoleonic War, Great Britain maintained a diplomatic mission to the Elector of Bavaria and (from 1777) to the Elector of the Palatinate following his succession to the Duchy of Bavaria. This was often commonly combined with a mission to the Imperial Diet in Regensburg (Ratisbon).

Heads of Missions

Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary

To the Imperial Diet

• 1639 Sir William Curtius Nürnberg[2]
• 1642 Sir William Curtius Frankfurt
• 1649 Sir William Curtius Nürnberg
• 1689–c1694: Hugo Hughes Secretary[3]
• c.1694–1702: probably no mission
• 1702–1704: Charles Whitworth Resident[3]
• 1707: Henry Davenant did not visit Ratisbon[3]
• 1714–1716: Charles Whitworth, Envoy Extraordinary until 1710[3][4]
• 1724–1725: Edward Finch[5]

To Elector of Bavaria and to the Imperial Diet

• 1726–1727: Isaac Leheup Minster[3]
• 1727–1745: no mission
  • 1745: Thomas Robinson Envoy Extraordinary for special mission[3]
• 1746–1758: Onslow Burrish[6] Minister to Bavaria; also accredited to Diet 1750–1751[3]
• 1758–1763: No representation due to Seven Years' War (probably)
• 1763: Philip Stanhope[1][3]
• 1764–1765: William Gordon[1] Envoy Extraordinary to Diet only[3]
• 1765–1769: Fulke Greville[1] Envoy Extraordinary to Bavaria; Minister to Diet[3]
• 1769–1773: Lewis de Visme[1] Minister Plenipotentary to Bavaria; Minister to Diet[3]
• 1773–1776: Hugh Elliot[1] Minister Plenipotentary to Bavaria; Minister to Diet[3]
• 1776–1779: Morton Eden[1][3]

Ministers Plenipotentiary to Elector Palatine and Ministers to the Imperial Diet

• 1780–1783: Hon. John Trevor[1][3]
• 1783–1796: Thomas Walpole[3][7]
  • 1794–1798: Richard Shepherd Chargé d'Affaires[7]
• 1798–1799: Hon. Arthur Paget[1][7]
• 1799–1800: Robert Walrond Chargé d'Affaires[7]
• 1800: William Wickham Plenipotentary
• 1799–1804: Francis Drake[1]

To King of Bavaria

• 1804–1814: No diplomatic relations due to Napoleonic War
• 1814–1815: George Rose[8]
• 1815–1820: Hon. Frederick Lamb[1]
• 1820–1828: Brook Taylor[1][7]
• 1828–1843: David Erskine, 2nd Baron Erskine[1]
• 1843–1862: John Milbanke[9]
• 1862–1866: Lord Augustus Loftus[10]
• 1866–1871: Sir Henry Howard[11]

Bavaria joined the German Empire in 1871 and the Head of Mission was relegated to Chargé d'affaires

Chargés d'affaires

• 1872–1876: Robert Morier[12]
• 1876–1882: Sir Edward Stanton[13]
• 1882–1885: Hugh MacDonell[14]
• 1885–1903: Sir Victor Drummond[15]

In 1903, the Head of Mission was promoted to Minister Resident and merged with that of Württemberg

Ministers resident

• 1903–1906: Sir Reginald Tower[16]
• 1906–1908: Hon. Fairfax Cartwright[17]
  • 1908–1909: Lord Horace Rumbold Chargé d'Affaires[18]
• 1909–1910: Sir Ralph Paget[19]
• 1910–1914: Sir Vincent Corbett[20][18]

References

1. Hadyn, Joseph - The Book of Dignities, 1851
2. Bell, Gary M. (1995), Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives, 1509–1688, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 63
3. D. B. Horn, British Diplomatic Representatives 1689–1789 (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932)
4. D. D. Aldridge, 'Whitworth, Charles, Baron Whitworth (bap. 1675, d. 1725)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 [1], accessed 4 April 2009
5. [Anon.], 'Hatton, Edward Finch- (1697?–1771)’, rev. R. D. E. Eagles, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004) [2]
6. The National Archives Catalogue, class SP89/94–106.
7. S. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, British Diplomatic Representatives 1789-1852 (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934).
8. "No. 16856". The London Gazette. 12 February 1814. p. 335.
9. "No. 20287". The London Gazette. 24 November 1843. p. 3099.
10. "No. 22676". The London Gazette. 31 October 1862. p. 5147.
11. "No. 23061". The London Gazette. 19 January 1866. p. 322.
12. "No. 23824". The London Gazette. 2 February 1872. p. 357.
13. "No. 24334". The London Gazette. 9 June 1876. p. 3407.
14. "No. 25080". The London Gazette. 3 March 1882. p. 949.
15. "No. 25533". The London Gazette. 24 November 1885. p. 5413.
16. "No. 27576". The London Gazette. 14 July 1903. p. 4441.
17. "No. 27931". The London Gazette. 13 July 1906. p. 4806.
18. "Diplomatic representatives at the British missions in Germany". www.ghil.ac.uk. German Historical Institute London. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
19. "No. 28255". The London Gazette. 28 May 1909. p. 4061.
20. "No. 28417". The London Gazette. 20 September 1910. p. 6685.