Francis Drake (diplomat)

Francis Drake ( * 1764 in Colyton (Devon), † 1821) was a British diplomat.

Life

Francis Drake was the son of Reverend Francis Drake, Vicar of Seaton and Beer ( Devon ). On September 4, 1790 Drake was appointed secretary of legation at the court of Copenhagen, where he acted as chargé d'affaires. From 5 January to 4 July 1793, he was Minister Resident in the Republic of Venice. From August 15, 1793 to October 10, 1797 he headed in the Republic of Genoa as an envoy the Military Enlightenment.

In 1795 he married Eliza Anne, daughter of Herbert Mackworth of Gnoll Castle, in England. From September 1795 to May 1796 he was military adviser to the Austrian army in Veneto and encouraged to an action against the troops of Napoleon.

From April 6, 1799 to October 10, 1805 he was Minister for plénipotentiaire the everlasting Reichstag in Regensburg and envoy extraordinary at Maximilian I Joseph, Elector of the Palatinate.

His correspondence with V- people in France was read by the authorities of Napoleon Bonaparte and put a conspiracy of Jean -Charles Pichegru and Georges Cadoudal close.