HERBERT, JOHN [SSNE 1410]

Surname
HERBERT
First name
JOHN
Title/rank
SIR, DR
Nationality
ENGLISH
Region
Social status
GENTRY
Education
Religion

Text source

John Herbert acted as an Ambassador to Denmark, Prussia, Poland and the Hanse towns between 1583 and 1585. Later, Ralph Eure, Dr Daniel Dunn and Sir John Herbert were sent to Bremen to negotiate with the Danes and the Hanse towns. Their Secretary was Stephen Lesieur. Herbert also took on an embassy to the Dutch Republic in 1587.

G. M. Bell, A Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives 1509-1688 (London, 1990), pp.28, 191.

Service record

ENGLAND, DENMARK-NORWAY
Arrived 1583-05-16
Departed 1583-06-30
Capacity AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY
ENGLAND, ELBING
Arrived 1583-08-01
Departed 1583-08-31
Capacity AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY
ENGLAND, POLAND
Arrived 1584-06-23
Departed 1585-09-01
Capacity AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY
ENGLAND, PRUSSIA (Preussen)
Arrived 1585-04-01
Departed 1585-04-30
Capacity AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY
ENGLAND, POLAND
Arrived 1585-05-01
Departed 1585-09-01
Capacity AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY
ENGLAND, THE DUTCH REPUBLIC
Arrived 1587-10-17
Departed 1588-02-04
Capacity AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY
ENGLAND, BREMEN [DENMARK-NORWAY]
Arrived 1602-07-16
Departed 1603-05-27
Capacity COMMISSIONERS, purpose DIPLOMACY