Jerzy Ilicz was the
Polish
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ambassador to
Safavid Iran
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during the reign of king
Władysław IV Vasa (r. 1632—1648). He was accompanied by the
Dominican Father Antonio da Fiandra, who was given a letter addressed to the then incumbent Safavid king
Abbas II (r. 1642—1666). Da Fiandra had received the letter from the
Venetian
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diplomat Giovanni Tiepolo, on behalf of the
Venetian Senate.
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French
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Jesuit
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François Rigordi (1609–79), who was sent by the main branch of the Jesuits in the
Near East
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based in
Aleppo
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to the Safavid Empire, arrived in early 1646, shortly before Jerzy Ilicz' arrival, and presented the latter's' recommendation to the court.
See also
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Safavid-Venetian relations
Sources
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* {{cite encyclopedia , article = JESUITS IN SAFAVID PERSIA , last = Matthee , first = Rudi , url = http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/jesuits-in-safavid-persia , editor-last = , editor-first = , editor-link = , encyclopedia = Encyclopaedia Iranica, Vol. XIV, Fas. 6 , pages = 634–638 , location = , publisher = , year = 2008 , isbn =
Diplomats of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Ambassadors of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth to Safavid Iran