CLIFFORD, THOMAS [aka HENRY] [SSNE 2037]
- Surname
- CLIFFORD
- First name
- THOMAS [aka HENRY]
- Title/rank
- BARON CLIFFORD OF CHUDLEIGH
- Nationality
- ENGLISH
- Region
- CHUDLEIGH
- Social status
- NOBILITY
- Religion
- CATHOLIC
Text source
Thomas Clifford (erroneously Henry in some sources) was a British ambassador to Sweden and Denmark between 1665 and February 1666. In the DNB, Clifford is also listed as a concealed Romanist.Public Records Office, London, SP/75/17; Swedish Riksarkiv, Svenske Sandebuds till Utlandske Hof och Deras Sandebud till Sverige, manuscript, 1841, p.84; Dictionary of National Biography; S Konovalov, Oxford Slavonic Papers, Vol. 10, 1962; L. Bittner and L. Gross, Reportorium der diplomatischen vertreter aller lander, vol. 1, 1648-1715 (Oldenburg and Berlin, 1936), pp.183, 199; G. M. Bell, A Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives 1509-1688 (London, 1990).
Service record
- STUART KINGDOMS, DENMARK-NORWAY
- Arrived 1665-08-25
- Departed 1665-11-01
- Capacity ENVOY, purpose DIPLOMACY
- STUART KINGDOMS, SWEDEN
- Arrived 1665-11-15
- Departed 1666-02-28
- Capacity AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY