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Bevil Skelton (1641–1696) was a British foreign envoy and diplomat. Probably descended from the Skeltons of Armthwaite Castle, Cumberland, Bevil Skelton began his career as a colonel in the British Army, eventually rising to the position of lieutenant-colonel of the Royal English Regiment in France from 1672 to 1674.
29 de dez. de 2020 · Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Skelton, Bevil. sister projects: Wikipedia article, Wikidata item. SKELTON, BEVIL ( fl. 1661–1692), diplomatist, born in Holland, was the second son of Sir John Skelton, lieutenant-governor of Plymouth in 1660, by his wife Bridget, daughter of Sir Peter Prideaux. On the Restoration Bevil ...
Bevil Skelton (1641–1696) was a British foreign envoy and diplomat. Probably descended from the Skeltons of Armthwaite Castle, Cumberland , Bevil Skelton began his career as a colonel in the British Army , eventually rising to the position of Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royal English Regiment in France from 1672 to 1674.
1674: Bevil Skelton Secret Mission; 1675–1676: John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton Ambassador Extraordinary; 1676–1678: Ralph Montagu Ambassador Extraordinary; 1676–1679: John Brisbane Agent; and then Chargé d'affaires. 1677: Louis Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham Special Ambassador
Bevil Skelton; Thomas Smythe; Sir William Soame, 1st Baronet; Robert Southwell (diplomat) Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans; Alexander Stanhope; George Stepney; John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton; Walter Strickland; Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland; Robert Sutton (diplomat)
| British Armorial Bindings. Home. Skelton, Bevil, Sir (1645 -1692) Sir Bevil Skelton was the second son of Sir John Skelton, Lieutenant Governor of Plymouth, and Bridget, daughter of Sir Peter Prideaux. He was appointed Page of Honour to Charles II in 1660, but sold the post within the year.
Bevil Skelton, the English envoy in Holland, tracked the progress of the rebel preparations for James II. He advised the king that the main landing would occur in Dorset and that a diversionary landing would take place in either Ireland or Scotland.
