List of ambassadors of Great Britain to Portugal

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Ambassador of Great Britain to Portugal
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Arms of Great Britain
Style His Excellency
Residence Lisbon
Appointer The monarch
Inaugural holder Sir Paul Methuen
First Ambassador of Great Britain to Portugal
Final holder John Hookham Frere
Last Ambassador of Great Britain to Portugal (Chargé d'Affaires)

The ambassador of Great Britain to Portugal was the foremost diplomatic representative in Portugal of the Kingdom of Great Britain, created by the Treaty of Union in 1707, in charge of the British diplomatic mission.

For ambassadors from the Court of St James's to Portugal before 1707, see the list of ambassadors of the Kingdom of England to Portugal. For ambassadors after 1800, see the list of ambassadors from the United Kingdom to Portugal.

Heads of mission

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References

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  2. ↑ Harman Murtagh, ‘Massue de Ruvigny, Henri de, earl of Galway, and marquess of Ruvigny in the French nobility (1648–1720)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 Henri de Massue de Ruvigny. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
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