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Peter Wyche (ambassador)
Sir Peter Wyche PC ( – 7 October 1643) was a London merchant and English Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1627–1641. Early life Sir Peter was the sixth son of Richard Wyche (1554–1621), a merchant, and his wife Elizabeth ( Saltonstall) Wyche (1556–1626), daughter of Sir Richard Saltonstall, Lord Mayor of London. His brother, Nathaniel Wyche, was a merchant and president of the East India Company. His paternal grandparents were Margaret ( Haughton) Wyche and Richard Wyche, a descendant of the fifteenth century Lord Mayor of London, Henry Wyche. Career He was knighted by King Charles I on 16 December 1626, having received instructions from the King on 18 November, after his personal nomination. Ambassador arrived at Constantinople on 10 April 1628, remained at that post until he returned to England in May 1639. Sir Peter secured a reduction of duty on English cloth. While in Constantinople he gave lodgings to the scholars and travellers John Greaves and Edward ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privy Counsellor
The Privy Council (PC), officially His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, is a privy council, formal body of advisers to the British monarchy, sovereign of the United Kingdom. Its membership mainly comprises Politics of the United Kingdom, senior politicians who are current or former members of either the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons or the House of Lords. The Privy Council formally advises the sovereign on the exercise of the Royal prerogative in the United Kingdom, Royal Prerogative, and as a body corporate (as King-in-Council) it issues Executive (government), executive instruments known as Orders in Council which, among other powers, enact Acts of Parliament. The Council also holds the delegated authority to issue Orders of Council, mostly used to regulate certain public institutions. The Council advises the sovereign on the issuing of Royal Charter, Royal Charters, which are used to grant special status to incorporated bodies, and city s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles I Of England
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until Execution of Charles I, his execution in 1649. He was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life. He became heir apparent to the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1612 upon the death of his elder brother, Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales. An unsuccessful and unpopular attempt to marry him to the Spanish Habsburg princess Maria Anna of Spain, Maria Anna culminated in an eight-month visit to Spain in 1623 that demonstrated the futility of the marriage negotiation. Two years later, he married the House of Bourbon, Bourbon princess Henrietta Maria of France. After his 1625 succession, Charles quarrelled with the Parliament of England, English Parliament, which sought to curb his royal prerogati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolles Baronets
There have been two baronetcies created people named Bolles, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. The Bolles Baronetcy, of Scampton in the County of Lincolnshire, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 24 July 1628 for John Bolles, son of Sir George Bolles, Lord Mayor of London and High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1627. The second Baronet was Member of Parliament for Lincoln from 1661 to 1663. The fourth Baronet followed his example from 1690 to 1702. The title became extinct on the latter's death in 1714. The Bolles later Jopson Baronetcy, of Osberton in the County of Nottingham, was a title in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia. It was created on 19 December 1635 for Mary Bolles, born Mary Wytham she married firstly Thomas Jopson, of Cudworth in the County of York, and secondly as his second wife Thomas Bolles, of Osberton who died in 1635. This is the only instance of a Baronetcy being created for a woman. On the death of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ambassadors From The United Kingdom To Poland
The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Poland is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in Poland, in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Poland''. List of heads of mission Before Partition Agents *1604-1610: Dr William BruceGary M. Bell, ''A handlist of British diplomatic representatives 1509-1688'' (Royal Historical Society, Guides and handbooks, 16, 1990). **1609: James Sandilands, 2nd Baron Torphichen ''Special Ambassador'' *1610-1621: Patrick Gordon *1626-1641: Francis Gordon ''Between 1641 and 1698, there seems to have been no continuous diplomatic representation'' Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary to the King of Poland **1629-1630: Sir Thomas Roe ''Special Ambassador'' *1634-1636: Sir George Douglas *1669-1670: Sir Peter Wyche *1676-1678: Hon. Laurence Hyde Envoys Extraordinary to the King of Poland and Elector of Saxony ''From 1698 to 1763, successive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ambassadors Of The Kingdom Of England To Russia
The ambassador of the Kingdom of England to Russia was the Kingdom of England's foremost diplomatic representative in Russia, otherwise known as Muscovy, heading the English diplomatic mission. List of heads of mission Ambassadors and other envoys * 1566-1567: Anthony Jenkinson ''Agent''Gary M. Bell, ''A handlist of British diplomatic representatives 1509-1688'' (Royal Historical Society, Guides and handbooks, 16, 1990). * 1568-1569; Thomas Randolph ''Special Ambassador'' * 1571-1572: Anthony Jenkinson ''Special Ambassador'' * 1575-1577: Daniel Silvester ''Special Ambassador'' * 1583-1584: Sir Jerome Bowes ''Special Ambassador'' * 1586-1587: Jerome Horsey ''Agent'' * 1588-1589: Dr Giles Fletcher ''Special Ambassador'' * 1590-1591: Jerome Horsey ''Special Ambassador'' * 1598-1599: Sir Francis Cherry ''Special Ambassador'' * 1599-1600: Thomas Willis ''Special Ambassador'' (but expelled from Russia) * 1600-1601: Sir Richard Lee ''Special Ambassador'' * 1601-1602: John Merrick ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Wyche (diplomat)
Sir Peter Wyche (1628 – c. 1699) was an English diplomat and translator. He was one of the sons of Sir Peter Wyche and brother of Sir Cyril Wyche. He was educated at Exeter College, Oxford (matriculated 1643), Queens' College, Cambridge (BA 1645) and Trinity Hall, Cambridge (MA 1648) and was admitted to the Inner Temple in 1649. He was knighted in 1660. In May 1663 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He was English Ambassador to Russia in 1669 and then immediately after to Poland in 1669–1670.Gary M. Bell, ''A handlist of British diplomatic representatives 1509–1688'' (Royal Historical Society, Guides and handbooks, 16, 1990). He died in London circa 1699. He had married Isabella, daughter of Sir Robert Bolles, Bart, of Scampton, Lincolnshire. His grandson Cyril Wyche also became Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia and was created a baronet in 1729 (see Wyche baronets). Life Wyche was admitted a gentleman commoner at Exeter College, Ox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Civil War
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians (" Roundheads") and Royalists led by Charles I ("Cavaliers"), mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of religious freedom. It was part of the wider Wars of the Three Kingdoms. The first (1642–1646) and second (1648–1649) wars pitted the supporters of King Charles I against the supporters of the Long Parliament, while the third (1649–1651) saw fighting between supporters of King Charles II and supporters of the Rump Parliament. The wars also involved the Scottish Covenanters and Irish Confederates. The war ended with Parliamentarian victory at the Battle of Worcester on 3 September 1651. Unlike other civil wars in England, which were mainly fought over who should rule, these conflicts were also concerned with how the three Kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland should be governed. The outcome was threefold: the trial of and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Cyril Wyche, 1st Baronet
Sir Cyril Wyche, 1st Baronet ( – 1756) was an English diplomat who served as Envoy Extraordinary to Hamburg Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia. Early life He was the only son and heir of Bethesda ( 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. He was the grandson of Sir Peter Wyche (the English Ambassador to Russia and Poland), the great-grandson of Sir Peter Wyche (the British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire) and the grand-nephew of Sir Cyril Wyche, MP and Chief Secretary for Ireland. Career 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.D. B. Horn, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
