Sir Cyril Wyche, 1st Baronet

He was the only son and heir of Bethesda (née Savage) Wyche and John Wyche of Hockwold cum Wilton, Envoy Extraordinary at Hamburg and a daughter Sophia who married Dr Thomas Thomas, Rector of Peterborough.

[1][2] At the age of nineteen, he was appointed Chargé d'Affaires at Hamburg by Queen Anne serving from 1713 to 1714 succeeding his father who died on 15 October 1713.

Following the succession of George I on 1 August 1714, the new King appointed Resident in 1714, Minister in 1725, and Envoy Extraordinary to Lower Saxony.

[3] While at Hamburg, his secretary, Mathyson, "had Handel for his music-master, and was himself a fine player on the harpsicord.

"[4] On 20 December 1729, he was created baronet of Chewton in the County of Somerset, in the Baronetage of Great Britain.