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September 18, 1721
Matthew Prior, English poet, politician, and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (born 1664)
Matthew Prior
Matthew Prior was an English poet, statesman, and diplomat, who played a crucial role in securing the Treaties of Utrecht, serving as Minister Plenipotentiary to France from 1712 to 1715. He is also known as a contributor to The Examiner.
List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to France
The British ambassador to France is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in France, and is the head of Britain's diplomatic mission in Paris. The official title is His Majesty's Ambassador to France.