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Diego Sarmiento de Acuña, Count of Gondomar

Type Figure Region Spain Time 1567–1626 Also known as Count of Gondomar、Gondomar

Spanish diplomat who served as ambassador to England 1617–1622, actively mediating Anglo-Spanish marriage and Catholic toleration issues at James I's…

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  1. 1567–1617Pontevedra · GaliciaBorn into Galician nobility, he held posts as court attendant and diplomat, serving as ambassador to England for the first time 1613–1618, becoming familiar with London politics.
  2. 1617–1622London · Greater LondonHe returned to London as ambassador in 1617, and in the 1620s at James I's court he promoted Anglo-Spanish reconciliation, a dynastic marriage, and Catholic rights. Associated with events such as the Gondomar conspiracy, he deepened English suspicion of Spain.
  3. 1622–1626Madrid · CastileRecalled in 1622 as the situation in London deteriorated, he later served as a privy councilor and in other posts, dying in Madrid in 1626, marking the end of the Anglo-Spanish diplomatic honeymoon.

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