The Ambassador of the Kingdom of England to Portugal was the foremost diplomatic representative of the historic Kingdom of England in Portugal, before the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707.
The position was not always a continuous or permanent one, and there was sometimes no diplomatic representation between the two countries.
For ambassadors of the Court of St James's to Portugal after 1707, see List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Portugal.
Envoys Extraordinary of England to Portugal 1650: Charles Vane AgentGary M. Bell, A handlist of British diplomatic representatives 1509-1688 (Royal Historical Society, Guides and handbooks, 16, 1990).L. M. E. Shaw, The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance and the English Merchants in Portugal (Ashgate, Aldershot 1998) 1656: Philip Meadowes Agent 1657-1661: Thomas Maynard Agent (also Consul-General until 1689)The National Archives, catalogue, class SP 89 1661: Sir Richard Fanshaw 1661-1662: The Earl of SandwichJ. D. Davies, ‘Montagu, Edward, first earl of Sandwich (1625–1672)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 , accessed 20 April 2009. 1662-1665: Sir Richard Fanshaw 1666-1667: Sir Peter Wyche Special ambassador 1665-1669: Sir Robert Southwell AmbassadorToby Barnard, ‘Southwell, Sir Robert (1635–1702)’, in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 , accessed 10 April 2009 1669-1680 : Francis Parry Minister; ambassador from 1672The National Archives, catalogue, E 351/50 1680-1684: Charles Fanshawe 1685: Lord Lansdowne 1685-1688: Charles Scarborough 1691-1697: John Methuen 1694-1695 and 1696-1697: Paul Methuen, Chargé d'affairesKarl Wolfgang Schweizer, ‘Methuen, Sir Paul (c.1672–1757)’, in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition, October 2008) , accessed 3 November 2008; G. F. R. Barker, ‘Methuen, John (1650–1706)’, revised Thomas Doyle, in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition, October 2008, accessed 4 November 2008 1697-1704: Paul Methuen Minister 1702-1706: John Methuen Ambassador 1706-1707: Sir Paul Methuen (first British ambassador to Portugal)
After the Union of England and Scotland In 1707 the Kingdom of England became part of the new Kingdom of Great Britain. For missions from the court of St James's after 1707, see List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Portugal.
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