Josse de Menin

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Josse de Menin or Joost van Menen (* in Menen ; † around 1600 ) was a Dutch statesman .

Josse de Menin trained as a lawyer in Italy , joined the Calvinists in France and went to Holland in 1572 . There he successfully carried out the order to bring an invitation from the Dutch states to William of Orange , who was in Belgium with his army . He then got a position as fiscal and in 1575 a professorship in law at the University of Leiden . In 1587 he was sent to England as a member of the court of Holland and pensioner of Dordrecht with an embassy in connection with the turmoil surrounding Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester , to defend and assist the United Netherlands with the English Queen Elizabeth I to call, whereby he distinguished himself by great diplomatic skill. Josse de Menin later got involved in a high treason trial as an envoy in Denmark , was acquitted, but lost his job. He was appointed historiographer of Holland as compensation , but he probably died around 1600 before a historical work he had written could be printed.

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SURNAME Menin, Josse de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Menen, Joost van
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch statesman
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
PLACE OF BIRTH Men
DATE OF DEATH around 1600