Everhard van Weede Dijkvelt
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Everard van Weede van Dijkvelt (1626 – 1702) was a Dutch
member of the Knighthood of Utrecht (city)
and ambassador at the court of Charles II of England
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In 1648 he accompanied Godard van Reede, heer van Nederhorst to help with the treaty negotiations at Munster
. In the rampjaar
1672 he was sent to London to try to convince the English to desist from their support of the French, in which effort he was unsuccessful. In 1678 he went to Brussels to negotiate a peace treaty that was finally ratified in France in 1684.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
member of the Knighthood of Utrecht (city)
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
and ambassador at the court of Charles II of England
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
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In 1648 he accompanied Godard van Reede, heer van Nederhorst to help with the treaty negotiations at Munster
Munster
Munster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the south of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial purposes...
. In the rampjaar
Rampjaar
The rampjaar was the year 1672 in Dutch history. In that year,the Republic of the Seven United Provinces was after the outbreak of the Franco-Dutch War and the Third Anglo-Dutch War attacked by England, France, and the prince-electors Bernhard von Galen, bishop of Münster and Maximilian Henry of...
1672 he was sent to London to try to convince the English to desist from their support of the French, in which effort he was unsuccessful. In 1678 he went to Brussels to negotiate a peace treaty that was finally ratified in France in 1684.