Jehan de Montmorency

Jehan de Montmorency , the Señor de Courrières , (* 1500 in Courrières ; † unknown) was Charles V's ambassador to Jane Gray in 1553 and 1554 . He came from the noble family Montmorency .

Life

On July 6, 1553, the anniversary of Edward VI's death . , commissioned Charles V Jehan de Montmorency, Simon Renard and Charles II de Lalaing to sign a marriage contract between Philip II of Spain and Mary I of England . After the wedding on July 25, 1554, Renard stayed in England as a resident ambassador . John Foxe reported that on January 2, 1554, Charles V received the ambassadors in London with honors. In addition to Jehan de Montmorency, he named Lamoral von Egmond and Le Chauncellour Nigre as Charles's ambassador. On April 12, 1554 Renard from Brussels confirmed the diplomatic status of Courrières.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ British History Online , July 1544, 6, as well as the copy of the note presented by this King's ambassador, in answer to Mons. de Courrière's mission, came to hand yesterday, the 6th.
2. ↑ Peter Happé, Wim NM Hüsken, Interludes and early modern society: studies in gender, power and theatricality p. 337
3. ↑ John Foxe , Book of Martyrs p. 1636  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ British History Online , July 1544, 6, Your Majesty commands me as to how I am to treat M. de Courrières and the Alcalde, and (tells me that) M. de Courrières is to have the status of an ambassador. I will not fail humbly to obey your orders, but, Sire, as Courrières is ambassador

predecessor	Office	successor
Jean Scheyfve	Spanish Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1553 1554	Simon Renard