- Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley
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Morton Frederick Eden, 1st Baron Henley GCB, PC, FRS (8 July 1752 – 6 December 1830) was a British diplomat.
Eden was a younger son of Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Baronet and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. From 1776–79, he was Minister to Bavaria, then to Copenhagen 1779–82, Dresden 1783–91, Berlin 1791–93 and Vienna 1793–94. From 1794–95, he was Ambassador to Spain and returned as Minister to Vienna in 1794 until 1799. He then retired with a pesnion of £2000
In 1799, Eden was created Baron Henley, after having being knighted in 1791 and admitted to the Privy Council in 1794. On 7 August 1783, he had married Lady Elizabeth Henley (the youngest daughter of the 1st Earl of Northington) and they had four children. Lord Henley died in 1830 and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Robert.
References
- G. B. Smith, ‘Eden, Morton, first Baron Henley (1752–1830)’, rev. Roland Thorne, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2008), accessed 22 Sept 2008.
External links
- Archival material relating to Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley listed at the UK National Register of Archives
Diplomatic posts Preceded by
Hugh ElliotBritish Minister to Baveria
1776 – 1779Succeeded by
Hon. John TrevorPreceded by
Ralph WoodfordBritish Minister to Denmark
1779 – 1782Succeeded by
Hugh ElliotPreceded by
Sir John Stepney, BtBritish Minister to Saxony
1783 – 1791Succeeded by
Hugh ElliotPreceded by
Joseph EwartBritish Minister to Prussia
1791 – 1793Succeeded by
The Lord MalmesburyPreceded by
The Earl of ElginBritish Minister to Austria
1793 – 1794Succeeded by
The Earl SpencerPreceded by
The Lord St HelensBritish Ambassador to Spain
1794 – 1795Succeeded by
The Lord CardiffPreceded by
The Earl SpencerBritish Minister to Austria
1794 – 1799Succeeded by
The Lord MintoPeerage of Ireland New creation Baron Henley
2nd creation
1799 – 1830Succeeded by
Robert HenleyCategories:- 1752 births
- 1830 deaths
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- Barons in the Peerage of Ireland
- British diplomats
- Diplomatic peers
- Eden family
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Members of the Privy Council of Great Britain
- Old Etonians
- Younger sons of baronets
- Fellows of the Royal Society
- Ambassadors of Great Britain to Denmark
- Ambassadors of Great Britain to Spain
- Ambassadors to Bavaria
- Peerage of Ireland stubs
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