Luke Schaub
British diplomat
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Sir Luke Schaub | |
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![]() Le chevalier Lucas Schaub (1721) by Hyacinthe Rigaud, in the Kunstmuseum Basel | |
Born | 1 May 1690 Basel, Switzerland |
Died | 27 February 1758 |
Sir Luke Schaub (1 May 1690 – 27 February 1758) was a British diplomat.
He was chargé d'affaires at Vienna 1715–16 and at Madrid 1719–20. He was envoy to France 1721–24, special envoy to Poland 1730–31, and envoy to Switzerland 1738–43.
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In January 1737 he was involved in the so-called Salmon War between Basle and France.
References
- ^ Fane de Salis MSS
Courtney, William Prideaux (1897). "Schaub, Luke" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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Preceded by Sir Robert Sutton | British Ambassador to France 1721–1724 | Succeeded by |
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