Robert Adair
Sir Robert Adair (born May 24, 1763 - October 3, 1855 in London ) was a British diplomat.
Life
Adair, relative and party member of the politician Charles James Fox , studied at the universities of Westminster and Göttingen . When the French Revolution broke out , he stayed on the continent for a long time, namely in Russia , and after his return to England was elected to parliament in 1802 and sent by Fox as ambassador to the Viennese court in 1806 .
From 1808 to 1811 he was ambassador to Constantinople , where he concluded the Dardanelles Peace on January 5, 1809 on behalf of King George with the Sublime Porte . In 1831 he was transferred to Brussels as envoy to the Belgian court and was very fruitful for the new Kingdom of Belgium . He reported on his work as a diplomat in several books.
On August 2, 1831, he was beaten to the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath .
Robert Adair died at the age of 92 as a member of the Privy Council on October 3, 1855 in London.
Works (selection)
- Historical memoir of a mission to the court of Vienna in 1806 . London 1844.
- The negotiations as to the Dardanelles 1808-1809 . London. 1845 (2 vol.)
Individual evidence
- ^ William Arthur Shaw: The Knights of England. Volume 1, Sherratt and Hughes, London 1906, p. 206.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adair, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1763 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 3, 1855 |
| Place of death | London |