Richard Meade, 3rd Earl of Clanwilliam
The Earl of Clanwilliam | |
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Portrait by Thomas Lawrence, 1819 | |
| Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1822–1823 | |
| Envoy to Berlin | |
| In office February 1823 – December 1827 | |
| Earl of Clanwilliam | |
| In office 1805 – 7 October 1879 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Meade |
| Succeeded by | Richard Meade |
| Baron Clanwilliam | |
| In office 28 January 1828 – 7 October 1879 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1795 |
| Died | 7 October 1879 |
| Spouse | Lady Elizabeth Herbert
3 July 1830
(m. 1858, died) |
| Children | 5, including Richard and Robert |
| Parents |
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| Occupation | diplomatist |
Richard Charles Francis Christian Meade, 3rd Earl of Clanwilliam GCH (15 August 1795 – 7 October 1879), styled Lord Gillford between 1800 and 1805, was a British diplomat and politician of Anglo-Irish background. A protégée of the British Foreign Secretary Lord Castlereagh he played an active role in the Concert of Europe in the post-Napoleonic era.