Percy Smythe, 6th Viscount Strangford
Percy Clinton Sydney Smythe, 6th Viscount Strangford GCB GCH (31 August 1780 – 29 May 1855) was a British diplomat.
The Viscount Strangford | |
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The 6th Viscount Strangford in a miniature by William Haines, c. 1808. | |
| British Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia | |
| In office 1825–1826 | |
| Monarch | George IV |
| Preceded by | Edward Thornton |
| Succeeded by | Edward Cromwell Disbrowe |
| British Ambassador to Ottoman Turkey | |
| In office 1820–1824 | |
| Monarch | George IV |
| Preceded by | Bartholomew Frere |
| Succeeded by | William Turner |
| British Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Sweden | |
| In office 1817–1820 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | Edward Thornton |
| Succeeded by | Baron FitzGerald |
| British Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal | |
| In office 1806–1808 | |
| Monarch | George III |
| Preceded by | Earl of Rosslyn and Earl of St Vincent |
| Succeeded by | Earl of Clarendon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 August 1780 |
| Died | 29 May 1855 (1855-05-30) (aged 74) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse |
Ellen Burke
(m. 1817; died 1826) |
| Children | 8, including George, Percy and Lionel |
| Parent(s) | Lionel Smythe, 5th Viscount Strangford Maria Eliza Philipse |
| Relatives | Frederick Philipse III (grandfather) Sir John Burke, 2nd Baronet (brother-in-law) |
| Education | Harrow School |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Percy Clinton Sydney Smythe, 6th Viscount Strangford GCB GCH (31 August 1780 – 29 May 1855) was a British diplomat.