WYCHE, PETER [SSNE 249]

Surname
WYCHE
First name
PETER
Title/rank
SIR
Nationality
ENGLISH
Social status
NOBILITY

Text source

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 Lubeck

Public 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