TEMPLE, WILLIAM [SSNE 1251]
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Sir William Temple served as an 'English' envoy to Sweden with Berkeley, Hyde and Jenkins, though the meetings took place at Nimuegen. In 1666 he was envoy to Brussels and made baronet and had some connection with Brandenburg-Prussia that year. In 1668 he effected the triple alliance between Great Britain, the Dutch Republic and Sweden aiming at the protection of Spain from French aggression. He resided in Ireland when not serving abroad.
Sources: The National Archives, Kew, SP/77/33; L. Bittner and L. Gross, Reportorium der diplomatischen vertreter aller lander, vol. 1, 1648-1715 (Oldenburg and Berlin, 1936), p.180; Swedish Riksarkiv, Svenske Sandebuds till Utlandske Hof och Deras Sandebud till Sverige, 1841, p.85; G. M. Bell, A Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives 1509-1688 (London, 1990), passim.
Service record
- STUART KINGDOMS, MUNSTER, (Preussen) BRANDENBURG-PRUSSIA
- Departed 1665-10-08
- Capacity ENVOY, purpose DIPLOMACY
- STUART KINGDOMS, THE DUTCH REPUBLIC
- Departed 1670-10-01
- Capacity AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY
- STUART KINGDOMS, SPANISH NETHERLANDS
- Departed 1668-06-30
- Capacity AGENT, purpose DIPLOMACY
- STUART KINGDOMS, THE DUTCH REPUBLIC
- Departed 1679-03-07
- Capacity AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY
- STUART KINGDOMS, THE DUTCH REPUBLIC, NIJMEGEN
- Departed 1679-08-26
- Capacity ENVOY, purpose DIPLOMACY