In 1822, Foreign SecretaryGeorge Canning downgraded the Embassy to a Mission, and the Head of Mission from an Ambassador to an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, to reflect Spain's decreased importance on the world stage. The Mission in Madrid was upgraded to a full Embassy once more on 9 December 1887.[1]
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The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Spain is the United Kingdom s foremost diplomatic representative in the Kingdom of Spain and in charge of the UK s diplomatic mission in Spain The official title is His Britannic Majesty s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain His Britannic Majesty s Ambassador to the Kingdom of SpainRoyal Arms of His Majesty s GovernmentIncumbentHugh Elliottsince August 2019StyleHis ExcellencyReports toForeign SecretaryResidencePaseo de la Castellana in MadridAppointerKing Charles IIITerm lengthNo term fixedInaugural holderJohn Stile First Resident Ambassador to SpainFormation1505 Resident AmbassadorWebsiteUK and SpainBritish embassy in Madrid until 2008The British ambassador to Spain is also non resident ambassador to the Principality of Andorra In 1822 Foreign Secretary George Canning downgraded the Embassy to a Mission and the Head of Mission from an Ambassador to an Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to reflect Spain s decreased importance on the world stage The Mission in Madrid was upgraded to a full Embassy once more on 9 December 1887 1 List of heads of mission editThe following is a partial list of British ambassadors to Spain Titles of the heads of mission From 1509 to 1683 Ambassador From 1683 to 1710 Envoy Extraordinary From 1711 to 1821 Ambassador From 1822 to 1887 Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Since 1887 AmbassadorAppointed accreditation Incumbent Monarch Envoy to Left office1505 John Stile 2 Henry VIII of England Ferdinand II of Aragon 16 June 15183 June 1512 William Knight 3 Henry VIII of England Ferdinand II of Aragon 1 September 151315 July 1517 Sir Thomas Spinelly 4 Henry VIII of England Charles I of Spain 152228 February 1518 John Kite 5 John Bourchier 2nd Baron Berners 6 Henry VIII of England Charles I of Spain 1 March 15191533 Richard Pate Henry VIII of England Charles I of Spain 15371537 Sir Thomas Wyatt 7 Henry VIII of England Charles I of Spain 153912 March 1554 John Russell 1st Earl of BedfordThomas Radclyffe 3rd Earl of Sussex Mary I of England Philip II of Spain 20 July 155412 January 1560 Anthony Browne 1st Viscount Montagu Elizabeth I of England Philip II of Spain 24 June 156024 June 1560 Anthony Browne 1st Viscount MontaguSir Thomas Chamberlain 8 Elizabeth I of England Philip II of Spain 24 June 156230 September 1561 Thomas Chaloner Elizabeth I of England Philip II of Spain 15 May 15655 March 1565 William Phayre Elizabeth I of England Philip II of Spain 4 April 156612 January 1566 John Man 9 Elizabeth I of England Philip II of Spain 5 October 156818 November 1576 Sir John Smith 10 11 Elizabeth I of England Philip II of Spain 28 July 1577December 1577 Thomas Wilkes 12 Elizabeth I of England Philip II of Spain February 1578May 1579 Edward Wotton 1st Baron Wotton Elizabeth I of England Philip II of SpainJanuary 1583 William Wade Elizabeth I of England Philip II of Spain August 15841584 Thomas Wilson Elizabeth I of England Philip II of Spain2 March 1605 Charles Howard 1st Earl of Nottingham James VI and I Philip III of Spain 4 July 15771605 Francis Cottington 1st Baron Cottington James VI and I Philip III of Spain1605 Charles Cornwallis 13 James VI and I Philip III of Spain 16091608 John Digby 1st Earl of Bristol James VI and I Philip III of Spain1609 Francis Cottington 1st Baron Cottington 14 James VI and I Philip III of Spain 16111609 Peter Wyche James VI and I Philip IV of Spain 16111616 William Cecil 17th Baron de Ros James VI and I Philip III of Spain1617 John Digby 1st Earl of Bristol 15 James VI and I Philip IV of Spain 16181617 John Digby 1st Earl of Bristol James VI and I Philip III of Spain1618 Walter Aston 1st Lord Aston of Forfar James VI and I Philip III of Spain1622 Mr Hole James VI and I Philip IV of Spain1622 Simon Digby fl 1620 1640s James VI and I Philip IV of Spain 16401622 John Digby 1st Earl of Bristol James VI and I Philip IV of Spain1623 Endymion Porter James VI and I Philip IV of Spain1624 Stephen Gardiner James VI and I Philip IV of Spain1 March 1625 Peter Wyche Charles I of England Philip IV of Spain 30 April 162611 August 1628 Endymion Porter Charles I of England Philip IV of Spain 5 January 16291 July 1629 Francis Cottington 1st Baron Cottington Charles I of England Philip IV of Spain 20 April 163118 December 1630 Arthur Hopton Charles I of England Philip IV of Spain 23 April 163613 July 1634 John Taylor Charles I of England Philip IV of Spain 24 May 163526 December 1634 Walter Aston 1st Lord Aston of Forfar Charles I of England Philip IV of Spain 31 July 1638April 1638 Sir Richard Fanshawe 1st Baronet Charles I of England Philip IV of Spain 10 June 163821 March 1638 Arthur Hopton Charles I of England Philip IV of Spain December 164525 January 1650 Anthony Ascham English Council of State Philip IV of Spain 27 May 165027 May 1650 George Fisher English Council of State Philip IV of Spain 26 September 16511654 Anglo Spanish War 1654 1660 English Council of State Philip IV of Spain 166020 February 1666 Edward Montagu 1st Earl of Sandwich Charles II of England Charles II of Spain 11 October 166826 February 1666 Robert Southwell Charles II of England Charles II of Spain 22 June 166610 July 1668 Sir John Werden 1st Baronet Charles II of England Charles II of Spain 10 June 166810 July 1668 William Godolphin Charles II of England Charles II of Spain 10 June 166821 November 1671 Robert Spencer 2nd Earl of Sunderland Charles II of England Charles II of Spain 20 May 167229 June 1677 Ignatius White Charles II of England Charles II of Spain October 167712 June 1679 Sir Henry Goodricke 2nd Baronet 16 Charles II of England Charles II of Spain 27 March 168310 December 1682 Peter Lefett Charles II of England Charles II of Spain 16 November 168513 May 1685 Charles Granville 2nd Earl of Bath Charles II of England Charles II of Spain December 168813 May 1685 John Stafford James II of England Charles II of Spain December 1688May 1689 Viscount Dursley Mary II of England Charles II of Spain August 16891689 Alexander Stanhope 17 Mary II of England Charles II of Spain 16991699 Francis Schonenberg 18 William III of England Charles II of Spain 17021702 War of the Spanish Succession William III of England Philip V of Spain 17021705 Mitford Crowe 19 Anne Queen of Great Britain Philip V of Spain 17061705 Paul Methuen Anne Queen of Great Britain Philip V of Spain 17061706 Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl of Peterborough James Stanhope 1st Earl Stanhope joint envoys 20 21 Anne Queen of Great Britain Charles III of Hungary 1707 17101711 John Campbell 2nd Duke of Argyll 22 Anne Queen of Great Britain Charles III of Hungary 17121712 Robert Sutton 2nd Baron Lexinton 23 Anne Queen of Great Britain Philip V of Spain 17131713 Robert Benson 1st Baron Bingley 24 Anne Queen of Great Britain Philip V of Spain 17141714 Paul Methuen Anne Queen of Great Britain Philip V of Spain 17151715 George Dodington 1st Baron Melcombe George I of Great Britain Philip V of Spain 17171717 John Chetwynd 2nd Viscount Chetwynd George I of Great Britain Philip V of Spain 17181718 War of the Quadruple Alliance George I of Great Britain Philip V of Spain 17201720 Luke Schaub George I of Great Britain Philip V of Spain 17201720 William Stanhope 1st Earl of Harrington George I of Great Britain Philip V of Spain 17271727 Anglo Spanish War 1727 29 George I of Great Britain Philip V of Spain1729 Benjamin Keene George II of Great Britain Philip V of Spain 17391739 War of Jenkins Ear George II of Great Britain Philip V of Spain 17481748 Sir Benjamin Keene George II of Great Britain Ferdinand VI of Spain 17571758 George Hervey 2nd Earl of Bristol George II of Great Britain Ferdinand VI of Spain 17611761 Anglo Spanish War 1761 George III of the United Kingdom Charles III of Spain 176319 February 1763 John Montagu 4th Earl of Sandwich George III of the United Kingdom Charles III of Spain1763 William Nassau de Zuylestein 4th Earl of Rochford 25 George III of the United Kingdom Charles III of Spain 17661766 Sir James Gray 2nd Baronet 17 26 George III of the United Kingdom Charles III of Spain 17691770 George Pitt 1st Baron Rivers 27 George III of the United Kingdom Charles III of Spain 17711771 James Harris 28 George III of the United Kingdom Charles III of Spain1771 Thomas Robinson 2nd Baron Grantham George III of the United Kingdom Charles III of Spain 17791779 Anglo Spanish War 1779 1783 George III of the United Kingdom Charles III of Spain 17831783 John Crichton Stuart 1st Marquess of Bute George III of the United Kingdom Charles III of Spain1783 Robert Liston George III of the United Kingdom Charles III of Spain 17881784 Philip Stanhope 5th Earl of Chesterfield George III of the United Kingdom Charles III of Spain 17851788 William Eden 1st Baron Auckland 17 29 George III of the United Kingdom Charles IV of Spain 17901790 Alleyne FitzHerbert 1st Baron St Helens George III of the United Kingdom Charles IV of Spain 17941794 Francis James Jackson George III of the United Kingdom Charles IV of Spain 17951795 John Crichton Stuart 1st Marquess of Bute George III of the United Kingdom Charles IV of Spain 17961796 George III of the United Kingdom Charles IV of Spain 18021802 John Hookham Frere George III of the United Kingdom Charles IV of Spain 18041808 Charles Stuart George III of the United Kingdom Ferdinand VII of Spain 18081808 John Hookham Frere George III of the United Kingdom Ferdinand VII of Spain 18081809 Richard Wellesley 1st Marquess Wellesley George III of the United Kingdom Ferdinand VII of Spain 18091810 Henry Wellesley George III of the United Kingdom Ferdinand VII of Spain 18211822 William a Court 1st Baron Heytesbury George IV of the United Kingdom Ferdinand VII of Spain1825 Frederick Lamb 3rd Viscount Melbourne George IV of the United Kingdom Ferdinand VII of Spain5 December 1827 George Bosanquet George IV of the United Kingdom Ferdinand VII of Spain 18301830 Henry Unwin Addington George IV of the United Kingdom Ferdinand VII of Spain 18331833 George Villiers 4th Earl of Clarendon William IV of the United Kingdom Isabella II of Spain 18391839 George Jerningham Queen Victoria Isabella II of Spain1840 Sir Arthur Ingram Aston Queen Victoria Isabella II of Spain 18431843 George Jerningham Queen Victoria Isabella II of Spain1844 Henry Bulwer 1st Baron Dalling and Bulwer Queen Victoria Isabella II of Spain 19 May 184819 May 1848 Revolutions of 1848 Queen Victoria Isabella II of Spain 18501850 John Hobart Caradoc 2nd Baron Howden Queen Victoria Isabella II of Spain1858 Sir Andrew Buchanan 1st Baronet Queen Victoria Isabella II of Spain1860 John Fiennes Twisleton Crampton Queen Victoria Isabella II of Spain1869 Austen Henry Layard Queen Victoria Francisco Serrano 1st Duke of la Torre1878 Sir Lionel Sackville West Queen Victoria Alfonso XII of Spain1881 Robert Morier Queen Victoria Alfonso XII of Spain1884 Francis Clare Ford Queen Victoria Alfonso XII of Spain 18871887 Francis Clare Ford Queen Victoria Alfonso XIII of Spain 18921892 Henry Drummond Wolff Queen Victoria Alfonso XIII of Spain 19001900 Henry Mortimer Durand Queen Victoria Alfonso XIII of Spain 19031903 Edwin Henry Egerton Edward VII Alfonso XIII of Spain 19041904 Arthur Nicolson 1st Baron Carnock Edward VII Alfonso XIII of Spain 1905February 1906 Maurice William Ernest de Bunsen Edward VII Alfonso XIII of Spain 19131913 Arthur Henry Hardinge George V Alfonso XIII of Spain1919 Esme Howard 1st Baron Howard of Penrith George V Alfonso XIII of Spain 19191924 Sir Horace Rumbold 9th Baronet George V Alfonso XIII of Spain1928 George Dixon Grahame George V Alfonso XIII of Spain1935 Henry Chilton George V Niceto Alcala Zamora27 February 1939 Maurice Peterson George V Francisco Franco 19401940 Samuel Hoare 1st Viscount Templewood George VI Francisco Franco1945 Sir Victor Mallet George VI Francisco Franco1946 Sir Douglas Howard George VI Francisco Franco 194910 November 1949 Robert Hankey 2nd Baron Hankey George VI Francisco Franco 19501951 Sir John Balfour George VI Francisco Franco 19541954 Sir William Ivo Mallet Elizabeth II Francisco Franco 19601960 Sir George Labouchere Elizabeth II Francisco Franco1966 Sir Alan Meredith Williams Elizabeth II Francisco Franco1969 Sir John Russell Elizabeth II Francisco Franco1974 Sir Charles Wiggin Elizabeth II Francisco Franco 19771977 Sir Antony Acland Elizabeth II Juan Carlos I of Spain1980 Sir Richard Parsons Elizabeth II Juan Carlos I of Spain1984 Lord Nicholas Gordon Lennox Elizabeth II Juan Carlos I of Spain 19891989 Sir Robin Fearn Elizabeth II Juan Carlos I of Spain1994 David Brighty Elizabeth II Juan Carlos I of Spain1998 Sir Peter Torry Elizabeth II Juan Carlos I of Spain 19982003 Sir Stephen Wright Elizabeth II Juan Carlos I of Spain2007 Dame Denise Holt Elizabeth II Juan Carlos I of Spain 20092009 Giles Paxman Elizabeth II Juan Carlos I of Spain 20132013 Simon Manley 30 Elizabeth II Juan Carlos I of Spain King Felipe VI of Spain 20192019 Hugh Elliott 31 Elizabeth II King Felipe VI of Spain 32 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