Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley

Morton Frederick Eden, 1st Baron Henley GCB PC FRS (8 July 1752 – 6 December 1830) was a British diplomat.

Eden was a younger son of Sir Robert Eden, 3rd Baronet and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. From 1776–79, he was Minister to Bavaria, then to Copenhagen 1779–82, Dresden 1783–91, Berlin 1791–93 and Vienna 1793–94. From 1794–95, he was Ambassador to Spain and returned as Minister to Vienna in 1794 until 1799. He then retired with a pension of £2000

In 1799, Eden was created Baron Henley, after having been knighted in 1791 and admitted to the Privy Council in 1794. On 7 August 1783, he had married Lady Elizabeth Henley (the youngest daughter of the 1st Earl of Northington) and they had four children. Lord Henley died in 1830 and was succeeded by his eldest surviving son, Robert.

References

• G. B. Smith, ‘Eden, Morton, first Baron Henley (1752–1830)’, rev. Roland Thorne, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2008), accessed 22 Sept 2008.

External links

• Archival material relating to Morton Eden, 1st Baron Henley listed at the UK National Archives

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Hugh Elliot	British Minister to Baveria 1776–1779	Succeeded by Hon. John Trevor
Preceded by Ralph Woodford	British Minister to Denmark 1779–1782	Succeeded by Hugh Elliot
Preceded by Sir John Stepney, Bt	British Minister to Saxony 1783–1791	Succeeded by Hugh Elliot
Preceded by Joseph Ewart	British Minister to Prussia 1791–1793	Succeeded by The Lord Malmesbury
Preceded by The Earl of Elgin	British Minister to Austria 1793–1794	Succeeded by The Earl Spencer
Preceded by The Lord St Helens	British Ambassador to Spain 1794–1795	Succeeded by The Lord Cardiff
Preceded by The Earl Spencer	British Minister to Austria 1794–1799	Succeeded by The Lord Minto
Peerage of Ireland
New creation	Baron Henley 2nd creation 1799–1830	Succeeded by Robert Henley