Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

Diplomatic Relations of the United Kingdom

Canada

High Commissioner from the Court of St. James’s to Canada
Malcolm John MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1901; d. January 11 1981

1941 – 1946


Denmark

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from the Court of St. James’s to the Kingdom of Denmark
David George Hamilton Frost

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 21 1965.

2006 – 2008


Egypt

British Consul-General in Egypt
Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1850; d. June 5 1916

Titles of nobility: Baron Kitchener of Khartoum in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1898 – 1916); Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum (1902 – 1916); Earl Kitchener (1914 – 1916).

Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1896. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1900. Promoted to general, 1902. Promoted to field marshal, 1909.

1911 – 1914

British High Commissioner in Egypt
Field Marshal Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1861; d. May 14 1936

Titles of nobility: Viscount Allenby in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1919 – 1936).

Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1909. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1916. Promoted to general, 1917. Promoted to field marshal, 1919.

1919 – 1925


France

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Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from the Court of St. James’s to the French Republic
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852

Noble titles: Viscount Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1809 – 1852); Count of Vimeiro in the nobility of Portugal (1811 – 1852); Earl of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Marquess of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Duke of Vitória in the nobility of Portugal (1812 – 1852); Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo in the nobility of Spain (1812 – 1852); Duke of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1852); Prince of Waterloo in the nobility of the Netherlands (1815 – 1852)

Military ranks: Major-General (1802 – 1808); Lieutenant-General (1808 – 1811); General (1811 – 1813); Field Marshal (1813 – 1852)

1814 – 1815

Edward Robert Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1831; d. November 24 1891

Noble titles: Baron Lytton (1873 – 1891); Earl of Lytton (1880 – 1891)

1887 – 1891

Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1826; d. February 12 1902

Other titles: Baron Dufferin and Claneboyne (1850 – 1902); Earl of Dufferin (1871 – 1902)

1891 – 1896

Edward George Villiers Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1865; d. February 4 1948

Titles of nobility: Earl of Derby in the Peerage of England (1908 – 1948)

1918 – 1920

Alfred Duff Cooper

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1890; d. January 1 1954

Titles of nobility: Viscount Norwich in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1952 – 1954).

1944 – 1948


India

High Commissioner from the Court of St. James’s to the Republic of India
Malcolm John MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 17 1901; d. January 11 1981

1955 – 1960


Italy

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Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Kingdom of Italy

Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1826; d. February 12 1902

Other titles: Baron Dufferin and Claneboyne (1850 – 1902); Earl of Dufferin (1871 – 1902)

1888 – 1892


Russia

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from the Court of St. James’s to the Russian Empire
John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1792; d. July 28 1840.

1833 – 1837

Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Earl of Dufferin

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1826; d. February 12 1902

Other titles: Baron Dufferin and Claneboyne (1850 – 1902); Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1888 – 1902)

1879 – 1881


Spain

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from the Court of St. James’s to the Kingdom of Spain
Sir Esmé William Howard

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1863; d. August 1 1939.

1919 – 1924


Sweden

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Court of St. James’s to the Kingdom of Sweden
Sir Esmé William Howard

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1863; d. August 1 1939.

1913 – 1919


Switzerland

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Court of St. James’s to the Swiss Confederation
Esmé William Howard

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1863; d. August 1 1939.

1911 – 1913


Turkey

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Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Ottoman Empire

Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, Earl of Dufferin

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1826; d. February 12 1902

Other titles: Baron Dufferin and Claneboyne (1850 – 1902); Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1888 – 1902)

1881 – 1884


United States

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from the Court of St. James’s to the United States of America
Sir Esmé William Howard

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1863; d. August 1 1939.

1924 – 1930

Philip Henry Kerr, 11th Marquess of Lothian

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1882; d. December 12 1940

Titles of nobility: Marquess of Lothian in the Peerage of Scotland (1930 – 1940).

1939 – 1940

Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1881; d. December 23 1959

Titles of nobility: Baron Irwin in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1925 – 1959); Viscount Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1934 – 1959); Earl of Halifax in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1944 – 1959).

1940 – 1946