TAYLOR, JOHN [SSNE 1513]
- Surname
- TAYLOR
- First name
- JOHN
- Title/rank
- COLONEL, AGENT
- Nationality
- ENGLISH
- Region
- Social status
- GENTRY
- Education
- Religion
Text source
John Taylor served as an agent for King Charles I at Vienna between 1635 and 1639. This may be the same as the Colonel Taylor referred to as an agent for King Charles II in Sweden during the late 1640s/early 1650s.G. M. Bell, A Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives 1509-1688 (London, 1990); S.I. Olofsson, Efter Westfaliska Freden, Sveriges Yttre Politik 1650-1654, (Stockholm 1957), p.264.
Service record
- STUART KINGDOMS, VIENNA
- Arrived 1635-08-02
- Departed 1639-05-10
- Capacity AGENT, purpose DIPLOMACY
- STUART KINGDOMS, SWEDEN
- Arrived 1650-01-01, as COLONEL
- Departed 1650-12-31, as COLONEL
- Capacity AGENT, purpose DIPLOMACY