BOWES, JEROME [SSNE 195]
- Surname
- BOWES
- First name
- JEROME
- Title/rank
- SIR
- Nationality
- ENGLISH
- Region
- Social status
- NOBILITY
- Education
- Religion
Text source
Sir Jerome Bowes is listed as an ambassador who was temporarily banished from the English court for slandering the Earl of Leicester in 1577. He served as ambassador to Russia in 1583, but was dismissed after the death of Tsar Ivanvasilovitch. Bowes is also mentioned as an attendant of the Russian Ambassador in England in 1601.Dictionary of National Biography; G. M. Bell, A Handlist of British Diplomatic Representatives 1509-1688 (London, 1990); N.E. Evans, Slavonic Review [SEER] vol. 55, n.4, 1977.
Service record
- ENGLAND, RUSSIA
- Arrived 1583-06-05
- Departed 1584-09-20
- Capacity AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY