François van der Delft (c. 1500 – 21 June 1550) was Imperial ambassador to the court of

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from 1545 to 1547, and ambassador to the court of Edward VI of England from 1547 to 1550. Van der Delft came to England in 1545 to represent

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. In the summer of 1545, after Chapuys' departure, he was officially introduced to King Henry aboard the '' Henry Grace à Dieu'' shortly before the

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. Under

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, in 1550, as the Privy Council put pressure on Princess Mary to restrain the usage of her

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, van der Delft suggested to her to flee England. He was recalled before anything came of this plan, and died shortly afterwards.Beer p. 105 He was replaced as ambassador by Jean Scheyfve.

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*Beer, B.L. (1973): ''Northumberland: The Political Career of John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland'' The Kent State University Press * Hutchinson, Robert (2006): ''The Last Days of Henry VIII: Conspiracy, Treason and Heresy at the Court of the dying Tyrant'' Phoenix People of the Tudor period Ambassadors to the Kingdom of England 1500s births 1550 deaths Year of birth uncertain Ambassadors of the Holy Roman Empire 16th-century diplomats from the Holy Roman Empire Ambassadors of Spain to the Kingdom of England {{germany-diplomat-stub