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Sir Francis Walsingham, (born c. 1532, probably Footscray, Kent, Eng.—died April 6, 1590, London), English statesman and adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (1573–90). A member of Parliament from 1563, he became ambassador to the French court (1570–73) and established friendly relations between France and England. He was admitted to the Privy ...
Frances Countess of Essex, Countess of Clanricarde Burgh (Walsingham) aka Sidney, Sydney, Devereux, De Burgh, Burke (1569 - certain 17 Feb 1633)
Frances was a survivor, but must have had, besides intelligence, rare charm or beauty to have married, in succession, three of the most charismatic men of the age. Seven of her twelve children survived. Frances Walsingham was the only daughter of Sir Francis Walsingham, Principal Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth I of England.
Frances Carr, condesa de Somerset (31 de mayo de 1590 1 - 23 de agosto de 1632), nacida como Frances Howard, fue una noble inglesa que fue la figura central de un famoso escándalo y asesinato durante el reinado de Jacobo I de Inglaterra y VI de Escocia. Fue declarada culpable pero se salvó de la ejecución y finalmente fue perdonada por el ...
9 de may. de 2024 · Francis Walsingham (1532-1590) on engraving from 1829. Getty. Meet the man who ordered the execution of Mary Queen of Scots while working as a spymaster for Queen Elizabeth I - Francis Walsingham. Throughout Elizabeth, I's reign England was in constant danger, both from external and internal threats. Spain and France looked north and regarded ...
Walsingham’s time abroad had intensified his Protestant beliefs. He became a puritan. In 1568, he began to work for Sir William Cecil. Cecil asked Walsingham to speak to Italian and French immigrants in London. He wanted Walsingham to discover Catholic plots against Elizabeth. Walsingham’s time in Europe meant he was fluent in Italian and ...
9 de sept. de 2018 · Biography: Sir Francis Walsingham. Son of William Walsingham and Joyce Denny. Married to Anne Barne and Ursula St. Barbe. Father of Frances Devereux, Countess of Essex and Mary Walsingham. Sir Francis Walsingham was Elizabeth I’s “Spy Master” and was one of her primary secretaries. It was Walsingham and his men who discovered the ...
