British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire

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The British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire was the United Kingdom’s chief diplomatic representative at the Ottoman court, responsible for managing political, commercial, and strategic relations between Britain and the Ottoman state.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ambassadorial post
diplomatic office
abolishedBecause dissolution of the Ottoman Empire
appointedBy British monarch
on advice of the British government
category British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Ottoman Empire

United Kingdom diplomatic missions
surface form: British diplomatic missions
country United Kingdom
diplomaticRank ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary
duty manage commercial relations between Britain and the Ottoman Empire
manage political relations between Britain and the Ottoman Empire
manage strategic relations between Britain and the Ottoman Empire
function gather political and military intelligence in the Ottoman Empire
negotiate treaties with the Ottoman Empire
protect British commercial interests in the Ottoman Empire
represent British subjects at the Ottoman court
involvedIn Crimean War diplomacy
Eastern Question
surface form: Eastern Question diplomacy

negotiations over capitulations and trade privileges
jurisdiction Ottoman Empire
languageOfDiplomacy English
French
locationOfEmbassy Pera district of Constantinople
notableOfficeHolder Robert Bulwer-Lytton
surface form: Sir Henry Bulwer

Sir Nicholas O’Conor
Sir Robert Ainslie
Sir Robert Liston
Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe
predecessorOffice British envoy to the Ottoman Empire
relatedOffice British Ambassador to France
surface form: British ambassador to France

British Ambassador to Russia
surface form: British ambassador to Russia
reportedTo Foreign and Commonwealth Office
surface form: Foreign Office of the United Kingdom

Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
surface form: Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom
represented UK government
surface form: British government

United Kingdom
residence British Embassy in Constantinople
surface form: British Embassy, Constantinople
role chief diplomatic representative of the United Kingdom at the Ottoman court
seat Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople

Istanbul
status historical diplomatic post
successorOffice British ambassador to Turkey
timePeriod 19th century
early 20th century
early modern period
toJurisdiction Ottoman Empire
typeOfOrganization part of the British diplomatic service
workedAt British Embassy in Constantinople
workedWith Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman foreign ministry

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Subject: British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
Description of subject: The British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire was the United Kingdom’s chief diplomatic representative at the Ottoman court, responsible for managing political, commercial, and strategic relations between Britain and the Ottoman state.

Referenced by (3)

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Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Elgin positionHeld British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
subject surface form: Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood positionHeld British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
subject surface form: Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
this entity surface form: British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire category British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the Ottoman Empire