PACKER, JOHN [SSNE 1421]

Surname

PACKER

First name

JOHN

Title/rank

Nationality

ENGLISH

Region

Social status

BURGESS

Education

Religion

Text source

PRO, SP/75/4; DNB; G. M. Bell, A Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives 1509-1688 (London, 1990). Packer went to Denmark in 1610. Bell suggests that he was an ambassador, the DNB only calls him an envoy.

Service record

STUART KINGDOMS, DENMARK-NORWAY

Arrived 1610-09-04

Departed 1611-12-31

Capacity ENVOY, purpose DIPLOMACY