Francis Walsingham (Politiker) (1532-1590)


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Name (English): Francis Walsingham (Politiker)
Short name: Francis Walsingham
Year of birth: 1532
Year of death: 1590
Short Description: "Sir Francis Walsingham (c. 1532 – 6 April 1590) was principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England from 20 December 1573 until his death and is popularly remembered as her "spymaster".

Born to a well-connected family of gentry, Walsingham attended Cambridge University and travelled in continental Europe before embarking on a career in law at the age of twenty. A committed Protestant, during the reign of the Catholic Queen Mary I of England he joined other expatriates in exile in Switzerland and northern Italy until Mary's death and the accession of her Protestant half-sister, Elizabeth." - (en.wikipedia.org 03.01.2021)
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[Last update: 2021/01/03]