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Sir Luke Schaub
Le chevalier Lucas Schaub (1721) by Hyacinthe Rigaud, in the Kunstmuseum Basel
Born1 May 1690
Basel, Switzerland
Died27 February 1758

Sir Luke Schaub (1 May 1690 – 27 February 1758) was a British diplomat.

He was chargé d'affaires at Vienna 1715–16 and at Madrid 1719–20. He was envoy to France 1721–24, special envoy to Poland 1730–31, and envoy to Switzerland 1738–43.

Sir Luke's signature on a marriage settlement of 1734, (that of Jerome, 2nd Count de Salis and Hon. Mary ffane).[1]

References

  1. ^ Fane de Salis MSS

Courtney, William Prideaux (1897). "Schaub, Luke" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co.