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
Envoys Extraordinary to the Sovereign Duchess of the Netherlands (1598- 1621)
Envoys Extraordinary to the General Governor of the Spanish Netherlands
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
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
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
See also
References
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^ Toby Barnard, ‘Southwell, Sir Robert (1635–1702)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press, 2004 [1] , accessed 10 April 2009
^ 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)
^ a b c d e J. Haydn, Book of Dignities (1851), 77–78.
^ S. T. Bindoff, E. F. Malcolm Smith and C. K. Webster, British Diplomatic Representatives 1789–1852 (Camden 3rd Series, 50, 1934).
^ a b c d e J. Haydn, Book of Dignities (1851), 76.
^ "No. 23434" . The London Gazette . 23 October 1868. p. 5555.
^ "No. 25268" . The London Gazette . 11 September 1883. p. 4449.
^ "No. 25425" . The London Gazette . 23 December 1884. p. 5919.
^ "No. 26258" . The London Gazette . 16 February 1892. p. 4.
^ "No. 36811" . The London Gazette . 24 November 1944. p. 5393.
^ "No. 39406" . The London Gazette . 11 December 1951. p. 6464.
^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Belgium during Summer 2019" . GOV.UK . 10 January 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020 .
^ "Change of His Majesty's Ambassador to Belgium: Anne Sherriff" . GOV.UK . Retrieved 14 April 2024 .
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