WYCHE, PETER [SSNE 249]
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Peter Wyche is mentioned in a letter from Patrick Gordon to Sir Joseph Williamson as the 'English' special envoy to Russia. He certainly conducted a special embassy to Denmark during October and November 1679, departing from his usual duties as resident ambassador to Bremen, Lubeck and Hamburg, residing mostly in the latter city. In 1685 was reconfirmed in this position, basing himself for long periods in LubeckPublic Records Office, SP/29/266, SP/82/16, SP/88/12, SP/91/3, SP/104/56; DNB; Oxford Slavonic Papers, Vol. 13, 1967; Hamburg Staatsarchiv, 177/2b 'Diplomatenlisten' I, p.43; L. Bittner and L. Gross, Reportorium der diplomatischen vertreter aller lander, vol. 1, 1648-1715 (Oldenburg and Berlin, 1936), pp.183-191, 195.
Service record
- STUART KINGDOMS, SWEDEN
- Arrived 1669-09-01
- Departed 1669-10-05
- Capacity ENVOY, purpose DIPLOMACY
- STUART KINGDOMS, RUSSIA
- Arrived 1669-10-10
- Departed 1669-12-31
- Capacity ENVOY, purpose DIPLOMACY
- STUART KINGDOMS, POLAND
- Arrived 1669-11-24
- Departed 1670-07-03
- Capacity AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY
- STUART KINGDOMS, BREMEN, HAMBURG, LUBECK
- Arrived 1678-11-12
- Departed 1681-12-31
- Capacity RESIDENT AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY
- STUART KINGDOMS, DENMARK-NORWAY
- Arrived 1679-10-01
- Departed 1679-11-30
- Capacity AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY
- STUART KINGDOMS, HAMBURG, BREMEN, LUBECK
- Arrived 1685-04-13
- Departed 1689-05-31
- Capacity RESIDENT AMBASSADOR, purpose DIPLOMACY