Sir Benjamin Keene (1697–1757) was a British diplomat, who was British Ambassador to Spain from 1729 to 1739, then again from 1748 until his death in Madrid in December 1757. He has been described as "by far the most prominent British agent in Anglo-Spanish relations of the 18th century".
Sir Benjamin Keene
Viscount Townshend (1674–1738) who spotted Keene's talents and sent him to Madrid in 1723
Ferdinand VI, who had a strong relationship with Keene
The Treaty of Seville was signed on 9 November 1729 between Britain, France, and Spain, formally ending the 1727–1729 Anglo-Spanish War; the Dutch Republic joined the Treaty on 29 November.
Contemporary representation of the siege of Gibraltar in 1727
Elisabeth Farnese, with her eldest son Charles; the Treaty confirmed his right to the Duchies of Parma and Tuscany
French chief minister Cardinal Fleury; he arranged the Congress of Soissons, which agreed terms signed at Seville