Luke Schaub

Sir Luke Schaub (1 May 1690 – 27 February 1758) was a British diplomat.

Sir Luke Schaub
Le chevalier Lucas Schaub (1721) by Hyacinthe Rigaud, in the Kunstmuseum Basel
Born1 May 1690
Basel, Switzerland
Died27 February 1758

He was chargé d'affaires at Vienna 1715–16 and at Madrid 1719–20. He was envoy to France 1721–24, special envoy to Poland 1730–31, and envoy to Switzerland 1738–43.

Sir Luke's signature on a marriage settlement of 1734, (that of Jerome, 2nd Count de Salis and Hon. Mary ffane).[1]

In January 1737 he was involved in the so-called Salmon War between Basle and France.

References

  1. Fane de Salis MSS

Courtney, William Prideaux (1897). "Schaub, Luke" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Sir Robert Sutton
British Ambassador to France
17211724
Succeeded by
The Lord Walpole of Wolterton


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