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Francis Walsingham died on April 6, 1590, leaving considerable financial debt, in part arising from his having underwritten the debts of his son-in-law and colleague, Sir Philip Sidney. His daughter Frances received only £300 annuity. However, she married well, to the Earl of Essex, and Walsingham's widow lived in proper state until her death.
14 de may. de 2013 · Considered the first British spymaster, Francis Walsingham held the position of the modern day Foreign Secretary and head of MI5 and MI6. A sixteenth-century ‘M’, he commanded a network of over 50 agents all over the country and throughout Europe as far east as Turkey, and usually supported this elaborate espionage network from his own pocket.
Francis Walsingham. Francis Walsingham ( 1530 em Scadbury Park, Chislehurst, Kent - 6 de abril de 1590, Seething Lane, Londres, Inglaterra) ocupou vários cargos públicos importantes na Inglaterra do século XVI, mas é lembrado pela história principalmente por ter sido o chefe da rede de espionagem da rainha Elizabeth I.
Uiterlijk. Francis Walsingham (c. 1533 - 6 april 1590) was onder Elizabeth I van Engeland van 1570 tot 1573 de Engelse ambassadeur in Frankrijk en daarna haar 'principal secretary' (een voorloper van de huidige Secretary of State) tot aan zijn dood. Hij staat bekend als haar hoofd spionage . Walsingham onderhield als een van de eerste politici ...
6 de abr. de 2017 · Sir Francis Walsingham. On this day in history, 6th April 1590, Elizabeth I's principal secretary, Sir Francis Walsingham, died at around the age of fifty-eight. Although he had served the queen for many years, he died in debt, as he had underwritten the debts of Sir Philip Sidney, his son-in-law. Walsingham was an incredibly important man ...
Francis Walsingham (ur. ok. 1532 w Chislehurst, Kent, zm. 6 kwietnia 1590 w Londynie) – polityk angielski; główny i najbardziej zaufany doradca Elżbiety I. Życiorys. Podczas rządów Marii I Tudor został wygnany z kraju i dołączył do innych uchodźców przebywających w Szwajcarii oraz północnych Włoszech.
Francis Walsingham. BORN: 1532 • Kent, England DIED: September 6, 1590 • London, England English statesman; spy. Francis Walsingham, who served as secretary of state to Queen Elizabeth I (1533–1603; see entry), organized and ran a vast spy network that kept the English informed about the potentially dangerous activities of rival powers, especially France and Spain.
