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Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley

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The Right Honourable Baron Henley GCB PC FRS

Minister Plenipotentiary to Bavaria
In office 1776–1779
Envoy Extraordinary to Denmark
In office 1779–1783
Minister Plenipotentiary to Saxony
In office 1783–1791
Minister Plenipotentiary to Prussia
In office 1791–1793
Ambassador to Austria
In office 1793–1794
Ambassador Extraordinary to Spain
In office 1794–1794
Envoy Extraordinary to Austria
In office 1794–1799

Personal details
Born	8 July 1752 West Auckland, County Durham
Died	6 December 1830 (aged 78) Gumley Hall, Leicestershire
Resting place	Watford, Northamptonshire
Spouse	Lady Elizabeth Henley
Children	4
Alma mater	Eton College Christ Church, Oxford

Arms of the Baron Henley: Quarterly: 1st and 4th: Gules, on a chevron argent between three garbs or banded vert as many escallops sable (Eden); 2nd and 3rd: Azure, a lion rampant argent ducally crowned or a bordure of the second charged with eight torteaux (Henley).

Morton Frederick Eden, 1st Baron Henley GCB PC FRS (8 July 1752 – 6 December 1830), was a British diplomat.

Career[edit]

Eden was a younger son of Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Baronet, and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. From 1776 to 1779, he was MinistertoBavaria, then to Copenhagen 1779–1782, Dresden 1783–1791, Berlin 1791–1793 and Vienna 1793–1794. From 1794 to 1795, he was Ambassador to Spain, and returned as Minister to Vienna in 1794–1799. He then retired with a pension of £2000.^[1]

In 1799, Eden was created Baron Henley, having been knighted in 1791 and admitted to the Privy Council in 1794. On 7 August 1783, he had married Lady Elizabeth Henley (the youngest daughter of the 1st Earl of Northington) and they had four children. Lord Henley died in 1830 and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Robert.^[1]

References[edit]

Smith, G. B.; Thorne, Roland (2008). "Eden, Morton, first Baron Henley". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

External links[edit]

"Archival material relating to Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley". UK National Archives.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Hugh Elliot	British Minister to Bavaria 1776–1779	Succeeded by Hon. John Trevor
Preceded by Ralph Woodford	British Minister to Denmark 1779–1782	Succeeded by Hugh Elliot
Preceded by Sir John Stepney, Bt	British Minister to Saxony 1783–1791	Succeeded by Hugh Elliot
Preceded by Joseph Ewart	British Minister to Prussia 1791–1793	Succeeded by The Lord Malmesbury
Preceded by The Earl of Elgin	British Minister to Austria 1793–1794	Succeeded by The Earl Spencer
Preceded by The Lord St Helens	British Ambassador to Spain 1794–1795	Succeeded by The Lord Cardiff
Preceded by The Earl Spencer	British Minister to Austria 1794–1799	Succeeded by The Lord Minto
Peerage of Ireland
New creation	Baron Henley 2nd creation 1799–1830	Succeeded by Robert Henley

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^ ^a ^b Smith & Thorne (2008).

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