Frank Lascelles (diplomat)
British Ambassador to Persia | |
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| In office 1888–1891 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Henry Drummond Wolff |
| Succeeded by | Sir Mortimer Durand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 March 1841 London, England |
| Died | 2 January 1920 (aged 78) London, England |
| Spouse | Mary Emma Olliffe |
| Relations | William Lascelles (father) |
| Alma mater | Harrow School |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Sir Frank Cavendish Lascelles PC (23 March 1841 – 2 January 1920) was a British diplomat. He served as Ambassador to both Russia and Germany.
Background and education
Lascelles was born in London, the fifth son of
Diplomatic Service
in 1861.
Diplomatic career
Lascelles served in junior positions at the British embassies in
Ambassador to Germany
.
His tenure in Berlin saw the growing estrangement between Germany and the UK, and Lascelles notably had to deal with the effects of the
Emperor Wilhelm II was always cordial but he was known to resent the policies of Chancellor Bernhard von Bülow
. He resigned as ambassador in 1908 but continued to exercise influence over Anglo-German relations up until the First World War.
Lascelles was knighted
Privy Council in 1894.[11]
Family
In 1869 Lascelles married Mary Emma Olliffe (1845–1897), daughter of Sir Joseph Olliffe who was physician to the British Embassy in Paris. They had three children:
- William Frank Lascelles (21 March 1863 – 8 March 1913), married Lady Sybil Beauclerk (1871–1910), daughter of William Beauclerk, 10th Duke of St Albans.
- Gerald Claud Lascelles (19 July 1869 – 26 June 1919), married Cecil Raffo.
- Florence Caroline Lascelles (27 January 1876 – 9 December 1961), married Sir Cecil Spring Rice.
Lascelles survived his wife by over twenty years and died in 1920, aged 78. He is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London.
References
- ^ Otte, T. G. (2011). The Foreign Office Mind: The Making of British Foreign Policy: 1865 – 1914. pp. 138–139.
- ^ Otte, T. G. (2011). The Foreign Office Mind: The Making of British Foreign Policy: 1865 – 1914. pp. 155–156.
- ^ Baring, Evelyn (1916). "Appendix: British Agents and Consuls-General in Egypt". Modern Egypt. Vol. 2. Macmillan. p. 574.
- ^ "No. 24796". The London Gazette. 30 December 1879. p. 7636.
- ^ "No. 25662". The London Gazette. 7 January 1887. p. 100.
- ^ "No. 26189". The London Gazette. 4 August 1891. p. 4173.
- ^ "No. 25554". The London Gazette. 29 January 1886. p. 440.
- ^ "No. 26314". The London Gazette. 5 August 1892. p. 4425.
- ^ "No. 26810". The London Gazette. 1 January 1897. p. 65.
- ^ "No. 27704". The London Gazette. 12 August 1904. p. 5192.
- ^ "No. 26509". The London Gazette. 4 May 1894. p. 2576.
Bibliography
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- Davis, H. W. C.; Weaver, J. R. H. (eds.). Dictionary of National Biography: 1912–1921. Oxford University Press. pp. 323–324.
- "Lascelles, Rt Hon. Sir Frank (Cavendish)". Who Was Who. 1 December 2007.
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