List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Belgium

The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Belgium is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Belgium, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Belgium. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium.

Heads of Missions

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Envoys Extraordinary to the Sovereign Duchess of the Netherlands (1598- 1621)

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Envoys Extraordinary to the General Governor of the Spanish Netherlands

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Envoys Extraordinary at Brussels

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  • 1701–1706: Apparently no representation at Brussels[3]
  • 1706–1707: George Stepney[3]
  • 1707–1712: John Lawes in charge 1707–1708; then HM Secretary at Brussels[3]
  • 1707–1711: Maj.-Gen. William Cadogan (also accredited at The Hague)[3]

Envoys to the Imperial Court at Brussels

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The Austrian Netherlands were then conquered by France. After the Napoleonic War, they were part of the Netherlands, then briefly known as the United Kingdom of the Netherlands until the Belgian Revolution of 1830.

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b J. Palmer, A Biographical History of England (1824), 86.
  2. ^ Toby Barnard, ‘Southwell, Sir Robert (1635–1702)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [1], accessed 10 April 2009
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r D. B. Horn, British Diplomatic Representatives 1689–1789 (Camden 3rd Ser. 46, 1932)
  4. ^ a b c d e J. Haydn, Book of Dignities (1851), 77–78.
  5. ^ S. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, British Diplomatic Representatives 1789–1852 (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934).
  6. ^ a b c d e J. Haydn, Book of Dignities (1851), 76.
  7. ^ "No. 23434". The London Gazette. 23 October 1868. p. 5555.
  8. ^ "No. 25268". The London Gazette. 11 September 1883. p. 4449.
  9. ^ "No. 25425". The London Gazette. 23 December 1884. p. 5919.
  10. ^ "No. 26258". The London Gazette. 16 February 1892. p. 4.
  11. ^ "No. 36811". The London Gazette. 24 November 1944. p. 5393.
  12. ^ "No. 39406". The London Gazette. 11 December 1951. p. 6464.
  13. ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Belgium during Summer 2019". GOV.UK. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Belgium: Anne Sherriff". GOV.UK. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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