Canning, Stratford, Viscount Stratford (of Redcliffe)
- Canning, Stratford, Viscount Stratford (of Redcliffe)
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born Nov. 4, 1786, London, Eng.
died Aug. 14, 1880, Frant, Sussex
British diplomat.
A cousin of
George Canning, he served as minister to Switzerland (1814–18) and later to the U.S. (1820–23). As ambassador to Constantinople intermittently for almost 20 years, he exerted a strong influence on Turkish policy. He was involved with the movement for Greek independence from Turkey. He later became friends with the Ottoman sultan and encouraged the
Tanzimat program of reforms. He supported Turkish resistance to Russian attempts to influence Ottoman affairs and tried in vain to prevent the
Crimean War. He retired after leaving Turkey in 1858.
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Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe — KG GCB PC (4 November 1786 14 August 1880) was a British diplomat and longtime ambassador to the Sublime Porte.BiographySon of Stratford Canning Jr (1744 1787), an Irish born merchant based in London, and the first cousin of future prime minister … Wikipedia
Stratford Canning, 1. Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe — Stratford Canning Stratford Canning Str … Deutsch Wikipedia
Stratford de Redcliffe — (spr. réddkliff), Stratford Canning, Viscount S., brit. Diplomat, geb. 4. Nov. 1786, gest. 14. Aug. 1880, Sohn eines wohlhabenden Kaufmanns in London, Vetter des Ministers George Canning (s. d.), trat in den diplomatischen Dienst und wurde 1807… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Stratford de Redcliffe — (spr. strättf rd dĕ reddklĭf), Viscount, bekannter als Sir Stratford Canning, brit. Diplomat, geb. 4. Nov. 1786 zu London, 1825 58 mit wenigen Unterbrechungen einflußreicher Gesandter in Konstantinopel, gest. 14. Aug. 1880 in London. – Vgl.… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Stratford de Redcliffe — /strætfəd də ˈrɛdklɪf/ (say stratfuhd duh redklif) noun Stratford Canning, 1st Viscount, 1786–1880, English diplomat …
Stratford de Redcliffe — biographical name Viscount see Stratford Canning … New Collegiate Dictionary
Stratford de Redcliffe — /deuh red klif/ 1st Viscount (Stratford Canning), 1786 1880, English diplomat. * * * … Universalium
STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE, SIR STAFFORD CANNING, FIRST VISCOUNT — a distinguished ambassador, born in London, son of a well connected merchant, and cousin to Canning the statesman; passed from Cambridge to the Foreign Office in 1807 as a précis writer to his cousin; in three years had risen to the post of… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Stratford de Redcliffe — /deuh red klif/ 1st Viscount (Stratford Canning), 1786 1880, English diplomat … Useful english dictionary
Stratford Canning — Stratford Canning, 1. Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe KG GCB PC (* 4. November 1786 in London; † 14. August 1880 in Frant Court (Kent) war ein britischer Diplomat und während langer Zeit Botschafter an der Hohen Pforte. Stratford Canning wurde… … Deutsch Wikipedia
