Imperial ambassadors to England
Encyclopedia
This is a partial list of Imperial
resident ambassador
s to the Kingdom of England
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Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
resident ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
s to the Kingdom of England
Kingdom of England
The Kingdom of England was, from 927 to 1707, a sovereign state to the northwest of continental Europe. At its height, the Kingdom of England spanned the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and several smaller outlying islands; what today comprises the legal jurisdiction of England...
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- Bernardo de Mesa, December 1514 (first sent by Ferdinand II of AragonFerdinand II of AragonFerdinand the Catholic was King of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, jure uxoris King of Castile and then regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of...
) - March 1523 - Louis of PraetLouis of PraetLouis of Praet, Louis of Flanders, Lord of Praet, or locally Lodewijk van Praet was a nobleman from the Low Countries and an important diplomat and statesman under the Emperor Charles V....
, May 1522 - May 1525 - Jean de le Sauch, February 1525 - August 1525
- Jean Jonglet, July 1525 - July 1526
- George of Theimseke, July 1526 - January 1527
- Don Iñigo López de Mendoza y Zúñiga, December 1526 - June 1529
- Eustace ChapuysEustace ChapuysEustace Chapuys was a Savoyard diplomat who served as the Imperial ambassador to England from 1529 until 1545 and is best known for his extensive and detailed correspondence.-Life:...
, September 1529 - March 1539 - Philippe Maioris, March 1539 - September 1540
- Eustace ChapuysEustace ChapuysEustace Chapuys was a Savoyard diplomat who served as the Imperial ambassador to England from 1529 until 1545 and is best known for his extensive and detailed correspondence.-Life:...
, September 1540 - May 1545 - François van der Delft, November 1544 - May/June 1550
- Jean Scheyfve, May 1550 - October 1553
- Simon RenardSimon RenardSimon Renard, sir de Bermont was an advisor of the Emperor Charles V and his son Philip II of Spain, overlords of the County of Burgundy and Counts of Burgundy.He was ambassador of Spain in France and England...
, June 1553 - May 1555