List of Portuguese envoys to the Hanseatic cities

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This is a list of the Portuguese envoys to the three free Hanseatic cities of Bremen , Hamburg and Lübeck .

history

At the beginning, the Hanseatic-Portuguese relations were strongly influenced by mutual maritime trade . The Portuguese colonial empire , which expanded from the late 15th century , and the Portuguese-Jewish trading community in Hamburg (and elsewhere) that existed from the late 16th century formed the basis for a mutual exchange of envoys.

From 1580 to 1640 Portugal was in a personal union with Spain , and was represented by the Spanish envoys to the Hanseatic cities until 1640 . After the dissolution of the personal union, the merchant Jacob Curiel (Duarte Nunes da Costa), previously employed at the Spanish embassy, became the first resident of the Portuguese crown in Germany. During the Dutch-Portuguese War (1624–1661), the Hanseatic cities remained neutral and were able to expand their trade with Portugal and its colonies - at the expense of Dutch merchants. From the end of the 18th, an increased cultural exchange was promoted through the ambassadors. The Hanseatic cities were also at the center of the German immigration to Brazil via the seaports . At the same time as Brazil gained independence, a Brazilian embassy was opened in Hamburg and the Portuguese embassy was converted into the consulate general that still exists today.

Heads of mission

The Portuguese mission to the Hanseatic cities was in Lübeck at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century. It was the only foreign mission to the Hanseatic cities that was in Lübeck for a long time. At that time there were Portuguese vice consulates in Bremen and Hamburg.

Portuguese ambassadors to the Hanseatic cities

1641: Establishment of diplomatic relations
Appointment /
accreditation 		Recall Surname Remarks appointed
by		 accredited
at
1641 1664 Duarte Nunes da Costa (1587–1664) resident, chargé d'affaires until 1645 Johann IV.
1664 1782 vacant -
1782 1808 Johannes Schuback
Gravestone plaque Althamburg Memorial Cemetery Ohlsdorf
(1732-1817) chargé , to 1790 Gk		 Maria I.
1808 1810 vacant -
1810 1815 Break in relationships
1817 1818 Pedro Gabe de Massarellos (1778–1831) Consul General Maria I.
1818 1822 José Anselmo Corrêa Henriques (1777–1831) Prime Minister Johann VI.
1822 1823 Pedro Gabe de Massarellos (1778–1831) Chargé d'affaires Johann VI.
1823 1825 João António Ramos Nobre Chargé d'affaires, previously chargé d'affaires in Denmark from 1822 to 1823 Johann VI.
1825: Dissolution of the residence

Portuguese consuls general at the Hanseatic cities

Portug. Consulate General in Hamburg (2009)

See also

Commons : Portuguese Diplomats  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c d e f g Johann Martin Lappenberg : Journal of the Association for Hamburg History . Volume 3, Association for Hamburg History , Hamburg 1851, p. 463 f.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g h Ulrich Simon: Altes Senatsarchiv (ASA) Externa, Lusitanica (Portugal) . Archive of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck , Lübeck 2008
  3. ↑ Michael Studemund-Halévy: Curiel, Jacob . Institute for the History of German Jews , Hamburg
  4. ^ Jorun Poettering: Commerce, Nation and Religion: Merchants between Hamburg and Portugal in the 17th century . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht , Göttingen 2013
  5. ^ Michael Studemund-Halévy: Portugal in Hamburg . Ellert & Richter, Hamburg 2007
  6. ↑ Jonathan I. Israel: Duarte Nunes da Costa (Jacob Curiel) of Hamburg, Sephardi nobleman and communal leader (1585-1664) . Vol. 21, No. 1, Studia Rosenthaliana, Löwen 1987, pp. 14-34