Graz, Sir Charles Louis des, 1860-1940 (Knight, diplomat)
Biography
Sir Charles Louis des Graz (1860-1940), diplomat, served at Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey as Attaché (1885), 3rd Secretary (1886) and 2nd Secretary (1891). He was Secretary of Legation, Tehran, Persia, 1901, then at Athens, 1903; Councillor of the Embassy, Rome, 1905 and chargé d'affaires, Cettinié, 1906; Minister to Peru and Equador, 1908-13; and Minister to Serbia, 1914-20. His mother was Constance des Graz (1835-1910).
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Sir Charles Des Graz: Diaries
1880, 1882 (part) & 1886 (part), 1889, 1895-1915, 1917-29, 1931, 1933.
Sir Charles des Graz: diplomatic and personal papers
Manuscript and printed documents relating to Sir Charles des Graz and his family. The collection includes material relating to his schooling, diplomatic career and sporting interests, and to a family property in Wimbledon.
Sir Charles Des Graz: Papers
1,567 letters or parts of letters, to his mother, 1885-88 and 1895-1910, containing diplomatic, political, social and personal news. Diaries, 1910, 1914, 1934-40, and parts of other diaries and lists. There is also a 1941 diary of another person.