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Luke Schaub

Luke Schaub

British diplomat


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

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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. Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

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